# N5015R: 1976 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2008-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 2008
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502979
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1981
- Last registry action: June 24, 2008
- Mode S code: A640BE
- Location: Busselton, Australia
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5015R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5015R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5015R-2008-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC80DAA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA23-128851), Sep 12, 1980: Cessna A185F (N5015R), Bettles, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800912041189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800912041189A), Sep 12, 1980: Cessna A185F (N5015R), Beetles, AK, Substantial damage. Ran off side of runway and overturned on landing roll. Found right main brake failure had occurred.

## Other aircraft with N5015R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5015R): Spirit Engineering SE-1, S/N 039
- [Cancelled 2014-01-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5015R-2014-01-02): Beechcraft G36, S/N E-4015, built 2013. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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