# N888KS: 1979 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- 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: 18503905
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 21, 1995
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AC3C7F
- Owner when cancelled: [James Courtney 111 Law Office P A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20COURTNEY%20111%20LAW%20OFFICE%20P%20A)
- Location: [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7642° N, 92.0824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55802, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888KS-2012-12-18

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 CHI98FA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA344), Aug 4, 1998: Cessna A185F (N888KS), Phillips, WI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance with trees. Contributing factors were fog, rain showers, and the trees.

## 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 19980804022119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804022119A), Aug 4, 1998: Cessna A185F (N888KS), Phillips, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Acft was reported missing on 08/04/98 and the wreckage was located on 08/26/98. The 2 POB suffered fatal injuries. The acft was destroyed. (.19)on August 4,…

## Other aircraft with N888KS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888KS): Quest KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0270, built 2019

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