# N9850X: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 2018-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850050
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2006
- Last registry action: April 22, 2013
- Mode S code: ADC025
- Owner when cancelled: [Hektner Douglas M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEKTNER%20DOUGLAS%20M)
- Location: [Girdwood, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Girdwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.9701° N, 148.8897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99587, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9850X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9850X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9850X-2018-02-28

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 (3)

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 ANC89LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA058), Apr 12, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Trinity Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND.
- [NTSB ANC67A0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC67A0031), Sep 29, 1966: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Napakiak, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X2446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2446), Jun 23, 1964: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Kodiak, AK, substantial 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 19890411007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890411007929A), Apr 11, 1989: Cessna 185 (N9850X), Trinity Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a snow covered lake. Snow was uneven wet, and heavy. Overload stripped off nuts holding ski to gear leg.

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