# N9989X: Cessna 185, registration cancelled 1970-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 1970
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 185-0189
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1967
- Mode S code: ADF404
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9989X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9989X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9989X-1970-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA69D0107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0107), Sep 22, 1968: Cessna 185 (N9989X), Elk City, ID, substantial damage

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