# N532PC: 1975 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2005-04-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 20, 2005
- 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: 185-02830
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1993
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2001
- Last registry action: March 16, 2004
- Mode S code: A6B923
- Owner when cancelled: [Gehlen John N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEHLEN%20JOHN%20N)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6514° N, 122.4063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98199, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N532PC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=532PC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N532PC-2005-04-20

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 (2)

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 SEA05FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05FA022), Dec 5, 2004: Cessna 185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control when the flaps became jammed/stuck in their full-down position during a takeoff from a touch-and-go landing. Factors include a worn/disconnected flap…
- [NTSB SEA99LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA119), Jul 14, 1999: Cessna 185 (N532PC), Renton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control after landing, resulting in a ground loop.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20041205030479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041205030479A), Dec 5, 2004: Cessna A185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) At approximately 12:20 pm on 12-05-2004 during a sequence of "touch-and-go" operations, during takeoff the aircraft banked left at about 100' AGL and…
- [Accident 19990713043009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713043009A), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna A185F (N532PC), Renton, WA, No damage. (-23) Pilot aborted a landing on runway 15 and had gone around, on second attempt, he landed the a/c and then lost control and ground looped.

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