# N79SC: 1974 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2013-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- 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: 18502406
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1989
- Last registry action: February 1, 2005
- Mode S code: AAB73F
- Owner when cancelled: [Stickney Dan W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STICKNEY%20DAN%20W)
- Location: [Clarkston, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Clarkston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.3755° N, 117.2903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99403, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79SC-2013-08-28

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 ANC89LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA167), Sep 20, 1989: Cessna A185F (N79SC), Nenana River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION.
- [NTSB ANC82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA073), Aug 16, 1982: Cessna 185 (N79SC), Near Skwentna, 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 19890920035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890920035689A), Sep 20, 1989: Cessna A185F (N79SC), Nenana River, AK, Substantial damage. Failed to reduce side slip for crosswind landing. Wing hit water and seaplane cartwheeled.
- [Accident 19820816038479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820816038479A), Aug 16, 1982: Cessna A185F (N79SC), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Float plane struck trees on turnout from a water takeoff in a narrow river gorge. Cartwheeled and stopped inverted.

## Other aircraft with N79SC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79SC): Learjet 60, S/N 270, built 2003

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