N70176 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185E built in 1972. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 14, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N70176 is reserved by Richmond International Airport since April 10, 2025. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Cessna A185E cancelled July 14, 2017
- Serial number
- 18502037
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1972
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 25, 2006
- Last FAA action
- October 20, 2009
- Last owner
- Copper River Airmotive LLC (Corporation)
Copper Center, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N70176
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 18502037
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall, an uncontrolled descent and in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was rising terrain.
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