# N9960X: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1981-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 1981
- 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: 1850160
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 27, 1975
- Mode S code: ADEB5B
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalfsbeek Knute F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALFSBEEK%20KNUTE%20F)
- Location: [Arbuckle, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arbuckle)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9960X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9960X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9960X-1981-10-20

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 (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 LAX80FVG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG45), Jun 20, 1980: Cessna 185 (N9960X), Arbuckle, CA, destroyed

## 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 19800620022039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620022039A), Jun 20, 1980: Cessna 185 (N9960X), Arbuckle, CA, Destroyed. Seat not latched, slid backward on takeoff. Lost directional control. Veered off runway into trees.

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