N8209U
1961 Cessna 185
N8209U on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-07-31Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2009-08-16Accident at McCarthy, AK; damage: substantial.
- 1997-01-03Certificate of registration issued as N8209U to the current registrant.
- 1989-07-21Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
- 1961Manufactured (1961).
About N8209U
N8209U is a 1961 Cessna 185, serial number 185-0213. The FAA register lists Wrangell Mountain Air Inc as the registrant in Palmer, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 3, 1997 and expires on July 31, 2029.
The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 720 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 21, 1989.
N8209U has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.
Published figures for the Cessna 185 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.
