# N60859: 1980 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2001-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 18504064
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 7, 1998
- Certificate issued: September 22, 1998
- Last registry action: October 16, 2001
- Mode S code: A7E820
- Owners when cancelled: [Shuman Cecil R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUMAN%20CECIL%20R), [Shuman Catherine M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHUMAN%20CATHERINE%20M)
- Location: [Chugiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chugiak)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2993° N, 149.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99567, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60859
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=60859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60859-2001-12-31

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 (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 ANC99LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA147), Sep 19, 1999: Cessna 185F (N60859), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, a downdraft, and swampy terrain.
- [NTSB ANC97LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA086), Jun 19, 1997: Cessna 185F (N60859), Sitka, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot(s) to properly flare the airplane during a simulated forced landing. The excessive rate of descent on final approach was a related factor.

## 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 19990919027859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919027859A), Sep 19, 1999: Cessna 185F (N60859), Pilot Point, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 19, 1999, about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Cessna 185F airplane, N60859, sustained substantial damage after colliding with…
- [Accident 19970619018419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970619018419A), Jun 19, 1997: Cessna A185F (N60859), Sitka, AK, Substantial damage. (.4)The certificated commercial pilot (first pilot) was receiving training in preparation for a CFR part 135 check ride in a float equipped airplane. The…

## Other aircraft with N60859

- [Cancelled 2017-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60859-2017-04-05): Cessna 162, S/N 16200255. Expired dealer. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1972-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60859-1972-05-03): Cessna 150J, S/N 15070626, built 1969. Exported to Canada. Owner: [D & C Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/D%20%26%20C%20LTD), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60859-undated): Cessna T-50, S/N 1357, built 1941. Owner: [A J Leeward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A%20J%20LEEWARD), [New Kensington, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Kensington)

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