# N53074: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1997-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502359
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1989
- Last registry action: October 24, 1992
- Mode S code: A6B3D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Faria Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARIA%20WALTER%20P)
- Location: [New Bedford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/New%20Bedford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7027° N, 70.9471° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02745, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53074
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53074
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53074-1997-10-14

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 NYC95LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA002), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna 185F (N53074), Rochester, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadeqaute calculation of fuel and inadeqaute inflight decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## 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 19941009034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941009034219A), Oct 9, 1994: Cessna A185F (N53074), Rochester, MA, Substantial damage. Approach to land floatplane in pond. Engine quit. Hit trees. No usable fuel on board. Engine test normal.

## Other aircraft with N53074

- [Cancelled 2007-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53074-2007-10-29): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9268, built 2003. Exported to Slovak Republic. Owner: [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)
- [Cancelled 1948-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53074-1948-11-09): Ryan Aeronautical PT-22, S/N 1156, built 1945. Owner: [Arnold Mason L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARNOLD%20MASON%20L), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

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