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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5886T

N5886T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 185D. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 14, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 185D cancelled September 14, 2001

Serial number
185-0786
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
Certificate issued
April 29, 1983
Last FAA action
June 19, 2001
Last owner
Metheny James R (Co-owned)
Anchorage, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5886T

ANC84FA027Accident on December 19, 1983 at Anchorage, AK: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna C-185-D · serial 185-0786

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