Single-engine piston

N111C

1974 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
18502600
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ace'S Hangar LLC (LLC)
Based
Bentonville, AR
1974 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N111C.
Registration record

N111C on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna A185F
Serial
18502600
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Ace'S Hangar LLC
Bentonville, AR
Certificate issued
2025-10-29
Airworthiness date
1974-12-05
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A0301C
Mode S (octal)
50030034
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
645 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$265,000 to $485,000
Middle half of 9 live Cessna A185F listings, 1973–1980 models (median $313,586). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N111C.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N111C to the current registrant.
  • 1992-12-15
    N111C previously assigned to a Homebuilt Midget Mustang I (s/n 288); cancelled.
  • 1974-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965-06-16
    N111C previously assigned to a Mooney M-18L (s/n 72); cancelled.
Overview

About N111C

N111C is a 1974 Cessna A185F, serial number 18502600. The FAA register lists Ace'S Hangar LLC as the registrant in Bentonville, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 645 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 5, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N111C. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
645 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,125 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,565 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

Published figures for the Cessna A185F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna A185F specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-10-04 Accident · Baker, OR Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · SEA93LA004
Reported aircraft: Carlson Midget Mustang — a different aircraft that carried the N111C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE.
1965-04-25 Accident · Fairfield Nj, 30 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0740
Reported aircraft: Mooney M-18L — a different aircraft that carried the N111C registration before this airframe.

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.