# N5831T: 1964 Cessna 185C, registration cancelled 2021-12-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c) (registry code 2072808)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0731
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 1964
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2012
- Last registry action: August 28, 2019
- Mode S code: A7839A
- Owner when cancelled: [Pacific Air Rental Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PACIFIC%20AIR%20RENTAL%20INC)
- Location: [University Place, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/University%20Place)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2154° N, 122.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of University Place, WA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5831T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5831T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5831T-2021-12-04

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 185C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185c.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 DEN85LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA024), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 185C (N5831T), Williston, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0617](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0617), May 18, 1967: Cessna 185C (N5831T), Houma, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19841108074379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841108074379A), Nov 8, 1984: Cessna 185 (N5831T), Williston, ND, Substantial damage. Tried takeoff, no clearance with control zone IFR. Would not fly. Water in floats. Aborted, hit bridge piling, sank

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