# N913SM: 1961 Cessna 185, registration cancelled 2006-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0091
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 21, 2003
- Certificate issued: May 20, 2003
- Last registry action: May 16, 2006
- Mode S code: ACA36C
- Owner when cancelled: [Osprey Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSPREY%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Butte, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Butte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.0317° N, 112.4638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=913SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N913SM-2006-07-06

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 185: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185.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 ANC03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA086), Jul 29, 2003: Cessna 185 (N913SM), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a swerve and nose down.

## 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 20030729037369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030729037369A), Jul 29, 2003: Cessna 185 (N913SM), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While practicing glassy water landings at coal creek lake (approximately 55 miles north-northwest of tyonek, Alaska), upon landing, the aircraft turned…

## Other aircraft with N913SM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913SM): American Eurocopter AS350B3, S/N 4600, built 2008

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