# N8041R: 1973 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2022-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520-D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-d) (registry code 17236)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18502098
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 2008
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2019
- Last registry action: June 19, 2019
- Mode S code: AAF344
- Owner when cancelled: [Big Foot Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIG%20FOOT%20AIR)
- Location: [Pilot Point, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Pilot%20Point)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 57.5052° N, 157.2871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99649, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8041R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8041R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8041R-2022-10-01

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

## 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 ANC18LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA066), Aug 22, 2018: Cessna A185F (N8041R), Kaktovik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation during a steep turn with a low fuel state.

## 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 20180821011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180821011929A), Aug 21, 2018: Cessna A185F (N8041R), Substantial damage. -Initial departure the day of the accident was from 78AA in north pole, AK. After discussion with fss and anchorage center the night before regarding a local…

## Other aircraft with N8041R

- [Cancelled 1995-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8041R-1995-06-08): Beech A24R, S/N MC36. Owner: [Houser Elizabeth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSER%20ELIZABETH%20A), [Franklin, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Franklin)

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