Cessna A185F
N20752 is a Cessna A185F, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1976. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 5, 2013 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 13, 1976.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Cessna
- Model
- A185F · all A185Fs and related versions
- Serial number
- 18503041
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor
- Seats
- 6
- Year built
- 1976
- Cruising speed
- 127 mph
- Transponder code
- A1AF26 (octal 50327446)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 5, 2013
- Expires
- February 28, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · May 13, 1976
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00651182
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Thoft Matthew M
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- PO Box 873364
Wasilla, AK 99687-3364
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N20752, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Thoft Matthew M, an individual, certificate issued February 5, 2013, expires February 28, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal, dated May 13, 1976, consistent with the 1976 manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 18503041 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N20752 according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
8 NTSB records under N20752: Accident on August 12, 2000 at Barrow, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 25, 1997 at Barrow, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on August 2, 1996 at Wainwright, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 8
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185F · operated under 135
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was a hidden obstruction, and soft terrain.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC00LA099 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185F · operated under 091
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a ground swerve and damage to the airplane. A factor relating to the accident was: the crosswind condition.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC97LA131 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · operated under 135
The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC96LA114 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · operated under 135
A FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE DISTANCE FROM THE TERRAIN (SNOW BANK). FLAT LIGHTING AND LOW CONTRAST CONDITIONS WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC95LA003 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · operated under 091
FUEL EXHAUSTION AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S NOT REFUELING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE OPERATOR/MANAGEMENT INADEQUATE FLIGHT FOLLOWING AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER THE FLIGHT.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC93LA147 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · operated under 091
THE FAILURE OF THE NO. TWO CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD DUE TO A SLIPPED (SPUN) MAIN CRANKSHAFT BEARING WHICH BLOCKED OFF THE OIL HOLE TO THE CONNECTING ROD. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO PERFORM A FORCED LANDING.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC93LA016 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna C-A185F · operated under 091
THE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLT CONTROLS BY THE SECOND PILOT DURING LANDING ROLL. FACTORS RELATING TO THE MISHAP WERE THE ROUGH/UNEVEN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC92LA067 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · operated under 135
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC89IA019 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data