# N70298: Cessna 185F, registration cancelled 1973-07-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 20, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185f) (registry code 2072820)
- Serial number: 18502101
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1973
- Mode S code: A95FB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Moab, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Moab)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70298
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70298
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70298-1973-07-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185f.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 DEN73AD050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73AD050), May 19, 1973: Cessna A185F (N70298), Moab, UT, destroyed, 4 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 19730519013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519013619A), May 19, 1973: Cessna A185E (N70298), Moab, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N70298

- [Cancelled 2018-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70298-2018-03-29): Thomas John L KITFOX, S/N 277. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Butler Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20MARK%20E), [Texarkana, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Texarkana)
- [Cancelled 1949-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70298-1949-04-28): Piper J-3, S/N 17461. Owner: [Jersey Skyports Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JERSEY%20SKYPORTS%20INC), [Jersey City, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Jersey%20City)

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