# N70018: 1971 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- 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: 18501893
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 22, 1971
- Certificate issued: March 28, 1996
- Last registry action: March 29, 1999
- Mode S code: A9572A
- Owner when cancelled: [Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALKEETNA%20AIR%20TAXI%20INC)
- Location: [Talkeetna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Talkeetna)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 62.5712° N, 149.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99676, within about 19 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70018-2013-07-09

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.md

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 ANC96LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA107), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna 185 (N70018), Talkeetna, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning for departure and his selection of unsuitable terrain. Factors in the accident were soft, snow covered terrain and the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC87FA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA084), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna 185 (N70018), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC85LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA007), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna A185E (N70018), Shulin Lake, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC78DAG99](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAG99), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna 185 (N70018), Naknek, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19960728020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960728020039A), Jul 28, 1996: Cessna A185E (N70018), Talkeetna, AK, Destroyed. Lost power on takeoff from glacier. Settled. Struck a crevasse. Reported engine surged. No engine defects found.
- [Accident 19870628027509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870628027509A), Jun 28, 1987: Cessna A185E (N70018), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft veered off the runway and struck two parked aircraft. Pilot stalled plane on landing.
- [Accident 19841020060979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841020060979A), Oct 20, 1984: Cessna A185E (N70018), Shulin Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted when landing on water with gear down.
- [Accident 19780626026989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626026989A), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna A185E (N70018), Naknek, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated ran out of fuel in r tank & due to low alt did not havme to restart eng.

## Other aircraft with N70018

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70018-undated): Cessna UC-78, S/N 2680. Owner: [Cavu Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAVU%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.