# N85PR: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2000-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18501777
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1998
- Last registry action: October 12, 1999
- Mode S code: ABA654
- Owner when cancelled: [Outback Seaplanes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OUTBACK%20SEAPLANES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85PR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85PR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85PR-2000-07-10

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX4212](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX4212), Oct 28, 1999: CONTROL CABLE. FAILED. AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY LOST POWER AND CRASHED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE THREADED END OF THE MIXTURE CABLE WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE ROD END IN THE ENGINE COMPARTM

## 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 MIA00LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA009), Oct 17, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85PR), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to the inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by the mechanic with IA for his failure to assure that the mixture control cable jam nut at the rod end was…

## 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 19991017042549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017042549A), Oct 17, 1999: Cessna A185E (N85PR), Lake Wales, FL, Destroyed. (.4)The pilot stated that during cruise flight about 700-800 feet MSL, the engine experienced a gradual loss of power. He attempted to correct the loss of…

## Other aircraft with N85PR

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85PR): Progressive Aerodyne SEAREY LSA, S/N 1112, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2007-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85PR-2007-05-02): Cessna T210R, S/N 21064913, built 1985. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Mccandless Aircraft Lc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCANDLESS%20AIRCRAFT%20LC), [Hampton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Hampton)

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