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Single-Engine Piston

1970 Cessna A185E

🕒 Listed 3 weeks ago
$279,000 fyiEstimate $275,500–$282,500 How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 5 comparable Cessna A185E listings ($279,000), then adjusts for:

  • this aircraft matches the comps closely — no adjustments

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1970
18501784

Overview

Make / ModelCessna A185E
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time

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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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna A185E lands versus other Cessna A185E listings on fyiAero.

Price

60th pct
$190k$400kThis aircraft · $279k

$279k · 60th percentile of 5 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna A185E Skywagon

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna A185E Skywagon (not this specific airframe).

$35,918annual budget · 109 hrs/yr
$179variable cost / hour
$1.22cost per nm
16.5gph fuel burn
$248,155avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $275,500–$282,500

Performance & dimensions

Range470 nm
Cruise speed147 kts · 169 mph
Takeoff / landing745.0 / 480.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The A185E Skywagon seats up to 5 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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