Single-engine piston

N185AE

1973 Cessna 185F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1973
Serial
18502125
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dbl LLC (LLC)
Based
Hays, KS
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Registration record

N185AE on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 185F (FAA: Cessna A185F)
Serial
18502125
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Dbl LLC
Hays, KS
Certificate issued
2025-11-10
Airworthiness date
1975-06-04
Registration expires
2032-11-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A15344
Mode S (octal)
50251504
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N185AE.
  • 2017-02-19
    Accident at Fairbanks, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1975-06-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N185AE

N185AE is a 1973 Cessna 185F (FAA model A185F), serial number 18502125. The FAA register lists Dbl LLC as the registrant in Hays, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 10, 2025 and expires on November 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is multiple category, dated June 4, 1975.

N185AE has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-02-19 Accident · Fairbanks, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · GAA17CA147
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glidepath to the runway and to use the vertical guidance system.

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.