# N9BB: Cessna A185F, registration cancelled 2025-09-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 25, 2025
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna A185F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (registry code 2072821)
- 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: 18503356
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1977
- Last registry action: February 24, 2026
- Mode S code: A15BC2
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9BB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9BB-2025-09-25

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 A185F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f.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 ANC25LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA096), Aug 18, 2025: Cessna A185F (N9BB), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing area resulting in an on-ground collision with an obscured log and a main landing gear separation.
- [NTSB WPR21LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA181), May 2, 2021: Cessna A185F (N9BB), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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 20250818010569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250818010569A), Aug 18, 2025: Cessna A185F (N9BB), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he landed onto a known grass strip and then drifted during the rollout into tall grass. The airplane ran over a log that was obscured in the…
- [Accident 20210502007979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210502007979A), May 2, 2021: Cessna A185F (N9BB), Driggs, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that upon landing a possible gusty wind caused him to lose control of the aircraft which resulted in a ground loop. During the ground loop the…

## Other aircraft with N9BB

- [Cancelled 2006-11-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9BB-2006-11-02): Brown PITTS SPECIAL S-1, S/N 1, built 1973. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Harding Kenneth A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDING%20KENNETH%20A), [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)

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