N1589F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 185E. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 2, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 185E cancelled November 2, 2000
- Serial number
- 185-0971
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 2, 1980
- Last FAA action
- April 20, 1999
- Last owner
- Hudson Cliff (Co-owned)
Talkeetna, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1589F
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185E · serial 1850971
The pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions and subsequent in-flight break-up. Factors in the accident were weather conditions consisting of low ceilings, turbulence, and an occluded front with convective activity, and inadequate oversight of the flight by company management.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 1850971
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site