# N85CG: 1971 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2009-10-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 9, 2009
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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: 185-01927
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1993
- Last registry action: June 12, 2002
- Mode S code: ABA538
- Location: [None, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/None)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85CG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85CG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85CG-2009-10-09

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 A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 ANC01LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA090), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna 185 (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. A factor associated with the accident were trees.
- [NTSB ANC00LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA002), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was soft terrain.

## 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 20010726039329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726039329A), Jul 26, 2001: Cessna A185E (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On t/o @ remote strip pilot lost control & aircraft ran off of runway into trees.
- [Accident 19991007046679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007046679A), Oct 7, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85CG), Yakutat, AK, No damage. (-23) After landing at the italio river landing strip near Yakutat, the airplane was decelerating on a roll-out when right wheel casting broke and departed the…

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