# N55TA: 1974 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2010-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2010
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 18502438
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1974
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1987
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A6FEBC
- Owner when cancelled: [Peterman Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERMAN%20KEITH%20A)
- Location: [Fremont, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fremont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.5163° N, 121.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94539, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55TA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55TA-2010-11-12

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 WPR10CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA304), Jun 23, 2010: Cessna A185F (N55TA), Bryce Canyon, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswinds during takeoff.

## 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 20100623035959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100623035959A), Jun 23, 2010: Cessna A185F (N55TA), Bryce Canyon, UT, Destroyed. Pilot took off from runway 3 at approximately 1130-1145. Winds at the time were reported as follows: at 11:30 se at 13 gusting to 18. At 11:35 out of sse at 9…

## Other aircraft with N55TA

- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55TA-1965-05-18): Beech AT-11, S/N 4127558. Owner: [Television Associates Of Indiana Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TELEVISION%20ASSOCIATES%20OF%20INDIANA%20INC), [Michigan City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Michigan%20City)

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