Single-engine piston

N118A

1977 Cessna A185F

Registration pending No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
18503339
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Shasta, CA
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1977 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N118A on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503339
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Shasta, CA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2000-08-16
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A049EB
Mode S (octal)
50044753
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
645 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Registration pending
Market asking range
$270,000 to $467,500
Middle half of 10 live Cessna A185F listings, 1973–1985 models (median $319,293). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N118A.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2000-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1993-12-28
    N118A previously assigned to a Homebuilt Avid Amphibian (s/n 6); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1970-11-23
    N118A previously assigned to a Lockheed 749A-79 (s/n 2615); cancelled.
Overview

About N118A

N118A is a 1977 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503339. It is registered to an individual in Shasta, California.

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 August 16, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N118A. 1 earlier record involves 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

1991-11-22 Accident · San Ysidro, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX92LA050
Reported aircraft: Speyer Avid Amphibian — a different aircraft that carried the N118A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT/BUILDER TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED AIRFRAME MODIFICATION PROCEDURE TO PREVENT THE INFLIGHT LOSS OF A FLAPERON DUE TO FLUTTER. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE WING WHEN THE DESIGN LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME WERE EXCEEDED.

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.