N9816X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 185. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 17, 1990. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 185 cancelled December 17, 1990
- Serial number
- 1850016
- 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
- August 31, 1979
- Last FAA action
- March 15, 1986
- Last owner
- Brolin James (Individual)
Montecito, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9816X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 1850016
PILOT'S IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH DIRECTLY LED TO HIS ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF IN AN EXCESSIVE TAILWIND AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE UNSUCCESSFUL ABORT.
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