# N94178: 1977 Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2014-11-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 24, 2014
- 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: 18503286
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1979
- Last registry action: November 14, 2000
- Mode S code: AD144D
- Owner when cancelled: [Elstad Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELSTAD%20ROBERT)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94178
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=94178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94178-2014-11-24

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 ANC80DAG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAG09), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N94178), Anchorage, AK, destroyed

## 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 19791028037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028037399A), Oct 28, 1979: Cessna 185 (N94178), Anchorage, AK, Damage unknown. Flew into area of fog at night. Unable to find airport. Ran out of fuel. Crashed in shallow lake.

## Other aircraft with N94178

- [Cancelled 1951-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94178-1951-02-27): Engineering & Research ERCOUPE 415-C, S/N 1501. Owner: [Everett Cunningham & Hester Cunningham](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EVERETT%20CUNNINGHAM%20%26%20HESTER%20CUNNINGHAM), [Springfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Springfield)

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