N185CF is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 185F. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 2, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N185CF is reserved by a private party since January 20, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on November 20, 2026.
Cessna 185F cancelled July 2, 2013
- Serial number
- 185-02676
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 3, 1998
- Last FAA action
- January 7, 2008
- Last owner
- Pruhs J Dana (Individual)
Anchorage, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N185CF
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 02676
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the area weather conditions, and his subsequent inability to maintain terrain clearance upon encountering a downdraft, which resulted in an in-flight collision with tree-covered mountainous terrain. A factor in the accident was a downdraft.
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
