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1961 Cessna 185 SOLD

🕒 Listed 8 days ago
$165,000 fyiEstimate $193,500–$198,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 4 comparable Cessna 185 series listings ($197,500), then adjusts for:

  • Year +0 vs comparable listings -0.8%

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1961
Harold Baysinger

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 185
TypeOther
Airframe time

Description

1961 CESSNA 185 1961 Cessna Skywagon 185 approximate TTAF - 3450HRS. Power plant is IO-470F TTSMOH is 725HRS. Plane is flown regularly. Basic VRF instrument panel. Other ADD's/Mod's: -Edo 2960 Floats -Landis 3000 Straight Skis -Good Year 8.50-6 Tires -Burls Tail Skiw w/Baby Bush Wheel -Atlee Dodge jump seats -PPonk Gear Mod -Horton Stol Kit -LED landing & taxi lights -88" McCauley propeller -Bubble Windows -Fire wall mounted battery -BAS shoulder harness -Engine & surface covers for winter ops Annual inspection completed 8/4/2026.

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

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Operating costs & specifications — Cessna A185F on Skis

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna A185F on Skis (not this specific airframe).

$32,892annual budget · 122 hrs/yr
$133variable cost / hour
$1.02cost per nm
16.5gph fuel burn
$287,656avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $193,500–$198,500

Performance & dimensions

Range522 nm
Cruise speed131 kts · 151 mph

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The A185F on Skis seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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