Single-engine piston

N1628Z

1962 Cessna 185A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1962
Serial
185-0428
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vertex Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Kodiak, AK
1962 Cessna 185A
Representative photo of a Cessna 185A. Not a photo of N1628Z.
Registration record

N1628Z on the FAA register

Type
1962 Cessna 185A
Serial
185-0428
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Vertex Aviation LLC
Kodiak, AK
Certificate issued
2026-10-23
Airworthiness date
2010-09-15
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A0FCA4
Mode S (octal)
50176244
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
561 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N1628Z.
  • 2010-09-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N1628Z

N1628Z is a 1962 Cessna 185A, serial number 185-0428. The FAA register lists Vertex Aviation LLC as the registrant in Kodiak, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 561 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated September 15, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1628Z.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
561 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 185A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1628Z.

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.