# N9725Z: 1966 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2022-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2022
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 185-1035
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 26, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2016
- Last registry action: January 31, 2019
- Mode S code: AD8E32
- Owner when cancelled: [Boniek Martin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONIEK%20MARTIN%20J)
- Location: [Glennallen, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Glennallen)
- Physical address: [Mccarthy, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Mccarthy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.6826° N, 146.7996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99588, within about 33 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9725Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9725Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9725Z-2022-02-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (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 ANC21FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21FA015), Feb 4, 2021: Cessna 185 (N9725Z), Chitina, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight breakup during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## 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 20210204001379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210204001379A), Feb 4, 2021: Cessna A185E (N9725Z), Chitna, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft sustained an inflight breakup due to unknown reasons while enroute from pagk to pamx. The cause for the inflight breakup is still under investigation.

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