N61368

CESSNA A185F · 1980 · Valid Registration

Registered owner: DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, ME (owner ≠ operator)

Operators of this aircraft

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

Operator	Role	Period	Basis
DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE	Operator	on 2026-05-12	Operator named in NTSB report

Accident & incident history

Acc · 2026-05-12 Operator named in NTSB report

CESSNA A185F Fatal injury PUBU — DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Not yet finalized — may be revised.

Source: NTSB case ERA26FA205

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, 1996-04-26.

OTHER · 1996-04-26 Unresolved

ATA 8520

Part: LIFTER — GALLED (LIFTER FACE)

WHILE DOING TOP OVERHAUL, FOUND 3 HYDRAULIC LIFTERS PITTED AND GALLED. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS CLOSER INSPECTION OF LIFTERS AT OVERHAUL.

Source: SDR 96ZZZX2512