# N9982X: 1961 Cessna 185, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 185](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-185) (registry code 2072802)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1850182
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1992
- Last registry action: June 13, 2000
- Mode S code: ADF30F
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9982X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9982X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9982X-2012-11-27

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 (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 ANC98FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA079), Jun 18, 1998: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Big Lake, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's performance of a low level maneuver. Factors were the pilot's overconfidence in his personal ability, his lack of experience in the type of airplane, and his failure to maintain adequate…
- [NTSB ANC83LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA009), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Stony River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC76DAG42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAG42), Aug 24, 1975: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Farewell, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 19980617013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980617013979A), Jun 17, 1998: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Big Lake, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal inj, acft damage is unknown, anchorage, AK. (.4) witnesses reported seeing the airplane entering…
- [Incident 19860302022539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860302022539I), Mar 2, 1986: Cessna STC185 (N9982X), Mcgrath, AK, Minor damage. Damage to wing during taxi on ice with skis. Removed wingtip and continued to operate aircraft.
- [Accident 19821029057759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029057759A), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Stony River, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a snow packed runway. Struck a snow ridge and flipped over.
- [Incident 19790929049619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790929049619I), Sep 29, 1979: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Farewell, AK, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing in gusty wind allowed wing and tail to come up, damaged the prop.
- [Accident 19750824029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824029349A), Aug 24, 1975: Cessna 185 (N9982X), Farewell, AK, Substantial damage. Plt stated seat latch failed & seat slid to rear

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