N185RN is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185E built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 4, 2023. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N185RN is reserved by a private party since March 4, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Cessna A185E cancelled March 4, 2023
- Serial number
- 185-1417
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 1, 2016
- Last FAA action
- August 27, 2019
- Last owner
- Renner Mark E (Individual)
Eagle River, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N185RN
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185E · serial 185-1417
The pilot’s failure to ensure adequate fuel onboard prior to the planned flight, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and an aerodynamic stall during the subsequent emergency landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on an improperly programmed fuel totalizer.
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