N2985A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Surprenant David D SKYRANGER. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned as amateur-built, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Surprenant David D SKYRANGER cancelled June 18, 2011
- Serial number
- 2000
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned as amateur-built, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- August 30, 2007
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 180 cancelled February 7, 1992
- Serial number
- 30185
- 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
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- June 23, 1986
- Last FAA action
- May 31, 1989
- Last owner
- Thompson James V (Partnership)
Rancho Palos Verde, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2985A
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · serial 30185
THE AIRCRAFT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFAVORABLE WIND, A DUST DEVIL, THAT RENDERED THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE.
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