# N70290: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 1978-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 1978
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502097
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1978
- Mode S code: A95FA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Macfarlane Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACFARLANE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Lakeway, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lakeway)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70290
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70290
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70290-1978-10-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780520034299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520034299I), May 20, 1978: Cessna 185 (N70290), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. Amphibian capsized while taxiing due to quartering tailwind and leaky float.

## Other aircraft with N70290

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70290): Dangler Homer L C, S/N 454
- [Cancelled 1999-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70290-1999-10-27): Aerostar International RX 8, S/N RX8-3214. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Eakins Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAKINS%20MICHAEL%20G), [Salinas, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Salinas)
- [Cancelled 1991-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70290-1991-09-19): Beagle B.121 SERIES 1, S/N B121-115. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Warren F Chmura](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20F%20CHMURA), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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