# N70168: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1989-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502033
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A95B90
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70168
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70168-1989-09-14

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA88FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88FA140), Jul 30, 1988: Cessna 185 (N70168), Liscome Bay, AK, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19880730028279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880730028279A), Jul 30, 1988: Cessna A185E (N70168), Annette Island, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Indicates aircraft struck trees while trying to land in a cove in hilly terrain. Rain, low clouds and fog in area.

## Other aircraft with N70168

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70168): Farrand Lowell L CORBY CJ-1, S/N 204, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1999-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70168-1999-07-26): Southworth Douglas RANS S-12 AIRAILE, S/N 0892264. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Southworth Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHWORTH%20DOUGLAS), [Frankfort, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Frankfort)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70168-1956-02-20): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17153. Owner: [Kohler Harvey J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOHLER%20HARVEY%20J), [Irvington, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Irvington)

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