# N5246E: 1979 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2007-09-18 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 18, 2007 - Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned - 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: 18503943 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 12, 1979 - Certificate issued: August 26, 2004 - Last registry action: August 21, 2007 - Mode S code: A69AF9 - Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Fred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20FRED%20E) - Location: [Big Lake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Big%20Lake) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 61.5160° N, 149.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99652, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246E - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5246E - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5246E-2007-09-18 From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ## Service difficulty reports (2) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR 97ZZZX3344](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3344), May 19, 1997: BOLTS. SHEARED. ABRUPT ENGINE ROUGHNESS NOTED IN-FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT, INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 3 EACH CYLINDER STUDS AND 2 EACH THROUGH-BOLTS ON THE NR 4 CYLINDER HAD S - [SDR 97ZZZX2620](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2620), May 1, 1997: CYLINDER. STUDS FAIL. PILOT HEARD AND FELT ABRUPT CHANGE IN ENGINE 10 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. UNEVENTFUL RETURN TO BASE WITH ENGINE INSTRUMENTS NORMAL. NR 4 CYLINDER HAD SHEARED ALL 8 S ## NTSB investigations (5) 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 ANC03LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA057), Jun 9, 2003: Cessna 185 (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive taxi speed while attempting to turn the airplane in soft snow, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in the accident was soft snow. - [NTSB ANC97LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA120), Aug 9, 1997: Cessna 185 (N5246E), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate maintenance inspection and failure of the left main landing gear attachment due to fatigue. A factor was continuous use of the airplane for rough area, off-airport landings. - [NTSB ANC96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA111), Aug 4, 1996: Cessna 185 (N5246E), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate visual outlook by the pilots of both aircraft, and their failure to see and avoid the other aircraft. A factor associated with the accident was sunglare affecting the helicopter… - [NTSB ANC96LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA030), Mar 4, 1996: Cessna 185F (N5246E), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain. - [NTSB ANC90LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA136), Aug 8, 1990: Cessna 185 (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SPRING UPON LANDING. ## FAA accident and incident reports (6) 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 20030609012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030609012299A), Jun 9, 2003: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was attempting a takeoff down the glacier in "sticky" and "slushy" snow conditions. The aircraft was not accelerating properly, so the pilot… - [Accident 19970809025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970809025969A), Aug 9, 1997: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. On aug. 9, 1997 N5246E, CE-185 piloted by paule roderick, owner of talketna air taxi inc, experienced aleft gear leg failure while on roll-out after landing on… - [Accident 19960804020562A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020562A), Aug 4, 1996: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Healy, AK, Substantial damage. Collided wih other aircraft near head on. Both able land. Main rotors hit other aircraft in belly and tail wheel. - [Accident 19960304003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960304003549A), Mar 4, 1996: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Swentna, AK, Substantial damage. Landed ski equipped plane on rough frozen lake ice. Impacts on ice ridges collapsed the main landing gear struts. - [Accident 19900808031549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808031549A), Aug 8, 1990: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear broke off at attach point on touchdown. Right wing damaged by dragging on ground. - [Incident 19860813060869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860813060869I), Aug 13, 1986: Cessna A185F (N5246E), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft settled after water takeoff, pilot aborted. Minor damage when aircraft went ashore. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.