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N185SA

N185SA is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Surling John Terry SIDEWINDER built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N185SA is reserved by a private party since September 29, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on July 29, 2027.

Surling John Terry SIDEWINDER cancelled June 12, 2013

Serial number
212478
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1986
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 9, 1985
Last FAA action
November 11, 1988
Last owner
Surline John Terry (Individual)
Littleton, CO
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N185SA

DEN88DQA03Accident on March 12, 1988 at Moriarty, NM: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Surline SIDEWINDER · serial 212378

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