# N73WS: Cessna 185A, registration cancelled 2020-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a) (registry code 2072804)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18501645
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 15, 1991
- Last registry action: November 4, 2016
- Mode S code: A9CAB7
- Owner when cancelled: [Factoria Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FACTORIA%20AIRCRAFT)
- Location: [Bellevue, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellevue)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6120° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98007, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73WS-2020-04-03

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 185A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185a.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 SEA87FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87FA162), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 185E (N73WS), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage, 2 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 19870812044051A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870812044051A), Aug 12, 1987: Cessna 185A (N73WS), Ketchikan, AK, Substantial damage. Head on collision with a Hughes helicopter N58318 during climbout. Pilot stated he never saw the helicopter.

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