# N5806J: 1970 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2021-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 18501775
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1970
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1987
- Last registry action: May 22, 2018
- Mode S code: A7791B
- Owner when cancelled: [Mainprize P Anthony](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAINPRIZE%20P%20ANTHONY)
- Location: [Grand Blanc, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grand%20Blanc)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9171° N, 83.6313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48439, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5806J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5806J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5806J-2021-10-05

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 CEN19LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA249), Aug 3, 2019: Cessna A185 (N5806J), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly align the crankshaft during an engine reassembly which led to a fatigue failure of the crankshaft and the loss of all engine power.

## 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 20190803013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190803013279A), Aug 3, 2019: Cessna A185E (N5806J), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage. On August 3, 2019, at approximately 1000 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 185 on amphibious floats, N5806J, operated by a private pilot was substantially…

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