Single-engine piston

N178VV

1967 Cessna A185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
185-1232
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Paso Robles, CA
1967 Cessna A185E
Representative photo of a Cessna A185E. Not a photo of N178VV.
Registration record

N178VV on the FAA register

Type
1967 Cessna A185E
Serial
185-1232
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Paso Robles, CA
Certificate issued
2000-09-19
Airworthiness date
1967-04-05
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A138D4
Mode S (octal)
50234324
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
147 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-09-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N178VV.
  • 1967-04-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N178VV

N178VV is a 1967 Cessna A185E, serial number 185-1232. It is registered to co-owners in Paso Robles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 19, 2000 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 147 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 5, 1967.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N178VV.

Cruise
147 kt
Range
470 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 A185E 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 N178VV.

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.