Single-engine piston

N165DB

1978 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
18503624
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cloud 916 LLC (LLC)
Based
Dover, DE
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1978 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N165DB on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503624
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Cloud 916 LLC
Dover, DE
Certificate issued
2026-06-24
Airworthiness date
1978-06-09
Registration expires
2033-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1048E
Mode S (octal)
50202216
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
$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 N165DB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N165DB.
  • 1978-06-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N165DB

N165DB is a 1978 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503624. The FAA register lists Cloud 916 LLC as the registrant in Dover, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2026 and expires on June 30, 2033.

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 June 9, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N165DB.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N165DB.

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.