N5457X — 1973 Cessna A185F

Aircraft record

Serial number

18502338

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

A185F

Year

1973

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Io 520 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N5457X →

Accident & incident history

1. WPR19FA152May 21, 2019Whittier, AKFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot’s failure to configure the landing gear for a water landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction due to his talking passengers.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1973 Cessna A185F).

1. Feb 4, 2023deregistered — Sutton Aircraft Salvage Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N5457X was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1973 Cessna A185F above.

• until Sep 4, 1990Cessna U206G (s/n U20605771)

Frequently asked

Has N5457X been in an accident?

Yes. N5457X appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2019.

What kind of aircraft is N5457X?

N5457X is a 1973 Cessna A185F (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 18502338.

Has N5457X been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N5457X (WPR19FA152) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.