# N9826X: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1965-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0026
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1962
- Mode S code: ADB5D2
- Owner when cancelled: [John R Samuelson Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHN%20R%20SAMUELSON%20JR)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9826X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9826X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9826X-1965-02-25

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 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 UNK65X0925](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0925), Dec 5, 1964: Cessna 185 (N9826X), Bethel, AK, destroyed

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