# N62882: Cessna 185D, registration cancelled 2019-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2019
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 185D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185d) (registry code 2072812)
- 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: 185-0784
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2016
- Last registry action: May 3, 2016
- Mode S code: A83780
- Owner when cancelled: [Moreau Leo B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOREAU%20LEO%20B)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62882
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=62882
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62882-2019-02-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 (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 GAA18CA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA488), Aug 12, 2018: Cessna 185 (N62882), Brooks Range, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with downdraft conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a subsequent loss of altitude and collision with terrain.

## 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 20180812010979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180812010979A), Aug 12, 2018: Cessna 185D (N62882), Ambler, AK, Substantial damage. On August 12 2018 at approximately 0700 Alaska time, pilot was taking off from a gravel bar next to the nigu river 92 miles northeast of Ambler Alaska. It was…

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