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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9829X

N9829X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 185 built in 1961. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 18, 2007. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".

Cessna 185 cancelled September 18, 2007

Serial number
185-0029
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1961
Last status
Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
Certificate issued
November 21, 1983
Last FAA action
November 15, 1986
Last owner
Wirth James R (Individual)
Cold Bay, AK
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N9829X

ANC92FA141Accident on August 23, 1992 at Whittier, AK: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 185 · serial 185-0029

PILOT IN COMMAND'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR ADVERSE WEATHER ADVISORY, WEATHER CONDITIONS (CLOUDS) AND MOUNTAINOUS 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