N185CA

CESSNA A185F · 1985 · Fixed-wing single-engine · 1 engine · 6 seats · Valid Registration

Registered owner: SIKES FARMS LLC, GA (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Operator	on 1996-07-04	Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Accident · 1996-07-04 Operator named in NTSB report

Cessna 185 Minor injury Part 91 — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Operated by U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (per NTSB report)

Source: NTSB case ANC96TA095

Maintenance disclosures

Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.

1 report on file, 1996-07-04.

OTHER · 1996-07-04 Unresolved

ATA 8520

Part: CRANKSHAFT — FAILURE (NR 3 CHEEK)

IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT RESULTED IN FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. PILOT HAD REPORTED INCREASE IN OIL TEMPERATURE (NOT ABOVE RED LINE, BUT HIGHER THAN NORMAL). NO OTHER SYMPTOMS REPORTED, AND MAINTENANCE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. ENGINE WAS TCU REMANUFACTURE WHICH HAD A USED CRANK INSTALLED.

Source: SDR 97ZZZX2592