# N9816X: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1990-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1990
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1979
- Last registry action: March 15, 1986
- Mode S code: ADB21B
- Owner when cancelled: [Brolin James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROLIN%20JAMES)
- Location: [Montecito, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Montecito)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4490° N, 119.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93108, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9816X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9816X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9816X-1990-12-17

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 (2)

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 LAX90LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA064), Jan 6, 1990: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Agua Dulce, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN AN EXCESSIVE TAILWIND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ABORT.
- [NTSB ANC69A0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0065), Jun 14, 1969: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Kipnuk, AK, no damage

## 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 19900105000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105000229A), Jan 5, 1990: Cessna 185 (N9816X), Agua Dulce, CA, Destroyed. Attempted downwind takeoff,saw error,hit brakes and nosed over. Wind gusting to 50 knots.

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