# N70059: 1971 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 18501932
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1971
- Last registry action: July 18, 1984
- Mode S code: A957B7
- Location: [Elizabethton, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Elizabethton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3704° N, 82.1225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37643, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70059
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70059-2013-02-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (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 ANC83LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA124), Jul 12, 1983: Cessna 185 (N70059), Sleetmute, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19830712036059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712036059A), Jul 12, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70059), Sleetmute, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft collided with a fish pier and cable during water takeoff.
- [Incident 19830504038559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830504038559I), May 4, 1983: Cessna A185E (N70059), Akiachak, AK, Minor damage. Landed on an ice strip. Right ski fell into an unsee hole on rollout.

## Other aircraft with N70059

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70059): Thrush S2R-510, S/N 510-539, built 2026

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