N1997U1972 Cessna A185E
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 18, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Trans Gulf Seaplane Service INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- New Orleans, LA
- Certificate issued
- Jun 7, 1982
- Canceled
- Jul 18, 2013
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 15, 1995
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- A185E
- Year
- 1972
- Serial number
- 18501766
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A18CFA
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 285 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1982 – 2013Trans Gulf Seaplane Service INCNew Orleans, LA
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21-22 | Fuselage; 55, Stabilizers | Dec 7, 2020 | Airframe (A185E) |
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (A185E) |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 98-23-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes | Dec 22, 1998 | Airframe (A185E)Only with: Airglas Engineering Company (AECI) Model LW3600-180 or LW3600-180A fixed penetration wheel skis installed per STC SA213AL. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · failedJun 16, 1995
DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, THE NR 5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE AND INJECTOR NOZZLE HOLE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MAGNETO TO ENGINE TIMING WAS 10 DEGREES ADVANCED. AFTER THE NR 5 CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, THE PISTON, PISTON PIN, AND CONNECTING ROD WERE FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · indicator · defectiveJun 16, 1995
WHILE CHECKING MAGNETO TO ENGINE TIMING, DISCOVERED WHEN THE TIMING MARK ON THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE SHEAVE, P/N 635165, WAS LINED UP WITH THE TIMING MARKS ON THE ENGINE TIMING INDICATOR PLATE, THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION WAS 10 DEGREES ADVANCED OF THE POSITION INDICATED. THESE TIMING MARKS WERE USED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026