Single-engine piston

N185AD

1978 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
18503576
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Durrett Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Anchorage, AK
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1978 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185AD on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503576
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Durrett Aviation LLC
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2014-01-08
Airworthiness date
1978-03-24
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15343
Mode S (octal)
50251503
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 N185AD.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-01-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N185AD.
  • 1978-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N185AD

N185AD is a 1978 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503576. The FAA register lists Durrett Aviation LLC as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 8, 2014 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 March 24, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185AD.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185AD.

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.