# N561MC: 1966 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1981-05-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 28, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- 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: 185-1012
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 21, 1977
- Last registry action: April 23, 1977
- Mode S code: A72BB7
- Owners when cancelled: [Modern Furniture Co Of](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MODERN%20FURNITURE%20CO%20OF), [Elizabethton Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELIZABETHTON%20INC)
- Location: [Elizabethson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Elizabethson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3704° N, 82.1225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37643, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N561MC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=561MC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N561MC-1981-05-28

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 MIA79DA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DA105), May 6, 1979: Cessna 185 (N561MC), Jamaica, WN, destroyed

## 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 19790506042009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790506042009A), May 6, 1979: Cessna 185 (N561MC), Montego, JM, Destroyed. Sea plane engine lost power. Landed in open sea. Restarted engine. Hit object on water takeoff. Aircraft sank.

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