# N9914X: 1961 Cessna 185, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 185-0114
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 1961
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1987
- Last registry action: May 5, 1994
- Mode S code: ADD954
- Owners when cancelled: [Backus David R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACKUS%20DAVID%20R), [Backus Amy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACKUS%20AMY%20J)
- Location: [Eielson Afb, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Eielson%20Afb)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 64.6480° N, 147.0536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99702, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9914X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9914X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9914X-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ANC87LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA157), Sep 17, 1987: Cessna 185 (N9914X), Little Delta Rv, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0098), Dec 22, 1968: Cessna 185 (N9914X), Northway, 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 19870916058929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916058929A), Sep 16, 1987: Cessna 185 (N9914X), Little Delta Ri, AK, Substantial damage. On takeoff aircraft climbed above tree level then settled and crashed past end of runway. Cause unknown.

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