# N70269: 1972 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2013-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 18502086
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1975
- Last registry action: April 2, 1977
- Mode S code: A95F48
- Owner when cancelled: [Todd Edwin V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TODD%20EDWIN%20V)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70269
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70269
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70269-2013-09-11

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 ANC79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA006), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna 185 (N70269), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB ANC74DAG48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG48), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna 185 (N70269), Yakutat, 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 19781015043689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015043689A), Oct 15, 1978: Cessna A185E (N70269), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Float equipped-recovery date 10/19/78.
- [Accident 19730902039119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730902039119A), Sep 2, 1973: Cessna A185E (N70269), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N70269

- [Cancelled 1949-02-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70269-1949-02-08): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17250. Owner: [Gibson Frank A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20FRANK%20A), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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