# N77AM: 1970 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 18501641
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 27, 1970
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1978
- Last registry action: May 4, 1991
- Mode S code: AA66BA
- Owner when cancelled: [Worldwide Salvaging Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLDWIDE%20SALVAGING%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1442° N, 80.1728° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33311, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=77AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77AM-2013-05-09

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 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 FTW73DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD01), Aug 8, 1972: Cessna A185E (N77AM), Jeanerette, LA, substantial damage

## 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 19830110000329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830110000329A), Jan 10, 1983: Cessna 182 (N77AM), Providenciales, TK, Substantial damage. Aircraft was ditched in ocean. Reported low on fuel.

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