# N5457X: 1973 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18502338
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 4, 1974
- Certificate issued: October 23, 2019
- Last registry action: October 23, 2019
- Mode S code: A6EDE2
- Owner when cancelled: [Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTTON%20AIRCRAFT%20SALVAGE%20LLC)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5457X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5457X-2023-02-04

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 WPR19FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA152), May 21, 2019: Cessna A185 (N5457X), Whittier, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.

## 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 20190521004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190521004949A), May 21, 2019: Cessna A185F (N5457X), Whittier, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On may 21st 2019 an aircraft accident was reported to the w-roc and ASI [privacy data omitted] was assigned to the investigation. Requested and received the…

## Other aircraft with N5457X

- [Cancelled 1990-09-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5457X-1990-09-04): Cessna U206G, S/N U20605771. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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