# N53064: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1994-06-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 24, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502352
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 3, 1989
- Last registry action: April 20, 1992
- Mode S code: A6B3B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Bishop Timothy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHOP%20TIMOTHY%20J)
- Location: [Sterling Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sterling%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5803° N, 83.0302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling Heights, MI, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53064
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-1994-06-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (3)

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 CHI94FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA082), Feb 11, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53064), Sterling Hgts, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, WHICH LED TO HIS INTENTIONAL BUZZING, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE (OR CLEARANCE) FROM OBSTACLES. FACTORS RELATED…
- [NTSB FTW85LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA107), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna A185F (N53064), Belle Chase, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DRD49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD49), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna 185 (N53064), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19940210001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001929A), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53064), Sterling Hights, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Observed drinking at party. Then buzzed area where party was. Struck tower powerline and a home. Intoxicated level
- [Accident 19850131001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850131001579A), Jan 31, 1985: Cessna A185F (N53064), Belle Chase, LA, Substantial damage. While taxiing to ramp area shock strut separated allowing float to dig in. Aircraft nosed over and sank.
- [Accident 19810916059689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810916059689A), Sep 16, 1981: Cessna A185F (N53064), South Timberlai, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed amphibian in water with gear extended.

## Other aircraft with N53064

- [Cancelled 2010-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-2010-06-25): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-321. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Thrush Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THRUSH%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- [Cancelled 2006-05-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-2006-05-16): Cameron Balloons US C-80, S/N 6157, built 1998. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Bryant Phil](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRYANT%20PHIL), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1948-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53064-1948-11-30): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5293, built 1945. Owner: [Kahl Lester Howard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAHL%20LESTER%20HOWARD), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

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