# N70087: 1971 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2011-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 18501953
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1971
- Last registry action: December 24, 1997
- Mode S code: A9581E
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8378° N, 147.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairbanks, AK, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70087
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70087-2011-06-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ANC93LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA170), Aug 30, 1993: Cessna 185 (N70087), Hulahula River, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH TERRAIN AND THE OBSCURATION.
- [NTSB ANC90LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA180), Sep 18, 1990: Cessna 185 (N70087), Upper Colleen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SELECT SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
- [NTSB ANC89LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA026), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna 185 (N70087), Porcupine Lodge, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW80DRD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD36), Jun 3, 1980: Cessna 185 (N70087), Morgan City, LA, 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 19930829042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829042429A), Aug 29, 1993: Cessna A185E (N70087), Hulahula River, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain trying to negotiate a pass. VFR was not recomended due rain and snow.
- [Accident 19900917041189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900917041189A), Sep 17, 1990: Cessna A185E (N70087), Upper Colleen, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped landing on rough gravel bar. Impacts with rocks failed right main gear. Aircraft then ground looped.
- [Accident 19881221055429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881221055429A), Dec 21, 1988: Cessna A185F (N70087), Porcupine Lodge, AK, Substantial damage. Right gear of wheel, ski aircraft, broke through the ice on a river during taxi for takeoff. Right wing damaged.
- [Accident 19800603018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800603018079A), Jun 3, 1980: Cessna A185E (N70087), Morgan City, LA, Substantial damage. Pilots seat slid back during takeoff run and he lost control crashing to trees beside runway.

## Other aircraft with N70087

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70087-undated): Lockheed P-38L-5, S/N 8428, built 1945. Owner: [Hughes Harvey M /Marsh Richard G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20HARVEY%20M%20%2FMARSH%20RICHARD%20G), [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)

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