# N5314R: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1999-12-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 8, 1999
- 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: 18503030
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1987
- Last registry action: October 19, 1999
- Mode S code: A6B718
- Owner when cancelled: [Taquan Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAQUAN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5314R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5314R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314R-1999-12-08

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 (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 ANC98FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA116), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna A185F (N5314R), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Fuel starvation and the pilot's improper fuel tank selection. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's failure to follow the pre-takeoff checklist and trees.

## 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 19980805019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980805019729A), Aug 5, 1998: Cessna A185F (N5314R), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft was on a sight seeing tour when it crashed under unknown circumstances, the pilot and one passsenger have unknown inj. The other passenger suffered fatal…

## Other aircraft with N5314R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5314R): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281144, built 2003
- [Cancelled 1965-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5314R-1965-05-07): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252837. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)

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