# N6305E: 1980 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2014-11-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 12, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 18504022
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1980
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1985
- Last registry action: January 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A840C8
- Owners when cancelled: [Hotchkiss Lee A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOTCHKISS%20LEE%20A), [Hotchkiss Sue E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOTCHKISS%20SUE%20E)
- Location: [Dillingham, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Dillingham)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 59.3608° N, 158.8230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99576, within about 60 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6305E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6305E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6305E-2014-11-12

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.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 ANC89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA112), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT & A STRONG DOWNDRAFT.
- [NTSB CHI83LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA212), May 6, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ05), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna 185 (N6305E), Evergreen, AL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19890701019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890701019039A), Jul 1, 1989: Cessna 185F (N6305E), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into a box canyon after departing a lake. Reported a downdraft forced an impact on a beach at 90 mph.
- [Accident 19830505020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830505020789A), May 5, 1983: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Eaton Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Landed in a soft area on his Private strip. Wheels dug in. Airplane nosed over.
- [Accident 19810103015339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810103015339A), Jan 3, 1981: Cessna A185F (N6305E), Evergreen, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit near fuel stop. Crash-landed. Engine ok. One fuel tank empty. Possible fuel mismanagement.

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