# N5886T: Cessna 185D, registration cancelled 2001-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0786
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 29, 1983
- Last registry action: June 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A796DC
- Owners when cancelled: [Metheny James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/METHENY%20JAMES%20R), [Gratias David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRATIAS%20DAVID%20R)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1900° N, 149.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99504, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5886T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5886T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5886T-2001-09-14

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 185D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ANC84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA027), Dec 19, 1983: Cessna C-185-D (N5886T), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG46), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna 185 (N5886T), Cordova, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC70A0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0011), Jul 25, 1969: Cessna 185 (N5886T), Seward, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19831219061389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831219061389A), Dec 19, 1983: Cessna 185D (N5886T), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Smoke in cockpit from spilled oil. Pilot pulled idle cutoff in place of cabin air. Crash landed off end of runway.
- [Accident 19750919029669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750919029669A), Sep 19, 1975: Cessna A185E (N5886T), Cordova, AK, Substantial damage. Gusting winds. Velocity not reported.

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