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Single-Engine Piston

1975 CESSNA A185F

🕒 Listed 5 weeks ago
$650,000
fyiEstimate $337,500–$346,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 10 comparable Cessna A185F listings ($336,047), then adjusts for:

  • Year +0 vs comparable listings -0.8%
  • Airframe time +1,012 hr vs comps -2.0%
  • Engine time -441 hr vs comps +3.5%
  • ADS-B (60% of comps) +1.0%

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

1975
5,234 hrs
—
18502787
CONTINENTAL IO550D
1
—
KFNL
📍 Loveland, Colorado

Overview

Make / ModelCessna A185F
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time5,234 hrs
Engine time43.9 SNEW
Avionics / flight deckGARMIN G3X TOUCH
ADS-BYes
ADS-B

Description

1975 Cessna A185F, fully restored to like-new condition with brand new paint, glass, bubble windows, Garmin Glass panel and all the 185 Mods with having. Near new 550 engine still running on mineral oil for break in. New prop, 29" HD bush wheels but also have two new sets of 29" Air Hawks as well as a new set of 850"s with wheels. Bruces covers and cargo nets included. This plane has almost 1 Million dollars of work/service all done by Beegles Aircraft Service. If you want one of the nicest Skywagon's on planet Earth, N185GG is it.

Avionics

Dual Coms

Recommended avionics upgrades

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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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 A185F lands versus other Cessna A185F listings on fyiAero.

Price

99th pct
$220k$650kThis aircraft · $650k

$650k · 99th percentile of 10 listings

Airframe time

67th pct
45911,860This aircraft · 5,234

5,234 hours total (TTAF) · 67th percentile of 12 listings

Engine time

8th pct
432,013This aircraft · 43

43 hours since new · 8th percentile of 12 listings

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

General

Year1975
ManufacturerCESSNA
ModelA185F
Serial Number18502787
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesIFR
Based atKFNL

Airframe

Total Time5,234

Engine

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL IO550D
Engine Serial Number1047685
Engine 1 Time43.9 SNEW
Engine TBO2000

Props

Prop Time5.9

Avionics

Flight Deck Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN G3X TOUCH
Primary Flight Display 1 Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN G3X TOUCH
GPS 1 Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN GTN 750
GPS 2 Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN GTN 650
Auto PilotYes
Autopilot Manufacturer/ModelGARMIN
ADS-B EquippedYes
WAASYes
LPVYes
SVTYes
Yaw DamperYes
Active TrafficYes
Terrain Warning SystemYes
Engine MonitorYes
Avionics/RadiosDual Coms

Additional Equipment

Float KitYes

Modifications/Conversions

Vortex GeneratorsYes

Interior

Number of Seats4

Exterior

Year Painted2026

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  $337,500–$346,000

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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