# N70122: 1972 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- 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: 18502004
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 19, 2000
- Last registry action: December 26, 2016
- Mode S code: A95AFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Fred E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20FRED%20E)
- Location: [Big Lake, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Big%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5160° N, 149.9712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99652, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70122
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70122
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70122-2020-09-04

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

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA153), Sep 21, 1997: Cessna 185E (N70122), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to water contaminated fuel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a…
- [NTSB ANC89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA052), Mar 9, 1989: Cessna 185E (N70122), Alexander Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING, DECISIONS WHICH RESULTED IN EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 19970921027739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921027739A), Sep 21, 1997: Cessna A185E (N70122), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on takeoff, other circumstances are unknown. (.4)the pilot was planning to ferry his airplane from a private airstrip to a maintenance facility. The…
- [Accident 19890309003429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309003429A), Mar 9, 1989: Cessna 185E (N70122), Alexander Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a frozen lake and hit a snowbank after engine quit due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other aircraft with N70122

- [Cancelled 1965-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70122-1965-04-27): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17100. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Sembach Air Base Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEMBACH%20AIR%20BASE%20AERO%20CLUB), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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