Single-engine piston

N185AS

1976 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
18502950
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Adventure Bound Seaplanes Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tower, MN
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1976 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185AS on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna A185F
Serial
18502950
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Adventure Bound Seaplanes Inc
Tower, MN
Certificate issued
2007-11-29
Airworthiness date
1999-01-29
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15350
Mode S (octal)
50251520
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 N185AS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-11-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N185AS to the current registrant.
  • 1999-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1976
    Manufactured (1976).
  • 1975-10-21
    N185AS previously assigned to a Cessna A185F (s/n 18502533); cancelled.
Overview

About N185AS

N185AS is a 1976 Cessna A185F, serial number 18502950. The FAA register lists Adventure Bound Seaplanes Inc as the registrant in Tower, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 29, 2007 and expires on November 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 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 January 29, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185AS.

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 N185AS.

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.