# N98785: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 1994-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276352
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1991
- Last registry action: June 23, 1994
- Mode S code: ADC8B3
- Owners when cancelled: [Wilbur Joseph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBUR%20JOSEPH), [Wilbur Anne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBUR%20ANNE)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2200° N, 149.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98785
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98785
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98785-1994-08-10

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 ANC91FA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA132), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 172 (N98785), Eklutna Lake, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN TERRAIN CLEARANCE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19910822036559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036559A), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98785), Eklutna Lake, AK, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Struck mountainside while operating below crest in narrow valley. Was scouting for sheep.
- [Incident 19910610046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910610046349I), Jun 10, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98785), Anchorage, AK. Landed downwind. Departed end of runway. Returning to runway struck a runway light.

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