# N70039: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2017-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2017
- 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: 18501910
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 1, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 30, 2008
- Last registry action: July 30, 2008
- Mode S code: A95771
- Owners when cancelled: [Wight John I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIGHT%20JOHN%20I), [Hurst Michele D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURST%20MICHELE%20D), [Deford Shawn J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEFORD%20SHAWN%20J)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70039
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70039-2017-05-31

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 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 ANC10LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA024), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna A185E (N70039), Ophir, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.
- [NTSB ANC96LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA068), May 3, 1996: Cessna 185 (N70039), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the soft terrain at the landing site, and a crosswind.
- [NTSB ANC81FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81FA053), May 14, 1981: Cessna A185E (N70039), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76AA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA038), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna A185E (N70039), Twin Lakes, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (6)

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 20100310029659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100310029659A), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna A185E (N70039), Tokatna, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot was interviewed on 03/11/2010 at the mcgrath airport. The pilot stated he had departed his home at campbell lake, anchorage Alaska on 03/09/2010 with…
- [Accident 19960503009389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960503009389A), May 3, 1996: Cessna A185E (N70039), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped and nosed over landing in crosswind on a beach.
- [Incident 19811115079169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811115079169I), Nov 15, 1981: Cessna A185E (N70039), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Pilot taxied into empty aircraft left on taxiway in darkness.
- [Accident 19810514025209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514025209A), May 14, 1981: Cessna A185E (N70039), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Landed in swampy tundra end of runway. Nosed over. Found rag in engine air intake.
- [Incident 19800823066181I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823066181I), Aug 23, 1980: Cessna A185E (N70039), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Taxiing float planes prop struck wing tip of another taxiing float plane. Struck N9577G.
- [Accident 19750918037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750918037929A), Sep 18, 1975: Cessna A185E (N70039), Twin Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. Winds gusting to 30K.

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