Single-engine piston

N185BL

1979 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
18503775
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Poplar Grove, IL
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1979 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185BL on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503775
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Poplar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2012-11-01
Airworthiness date
2004-07-07
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A15363
Mode S (octal)
50251543
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 N185BL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-11-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N185BL.
  • 2004-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N185BL

N185BL is a 1979 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503775. It is registered to an individual in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 1, 2012 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 (utility), dated July 7, 2004.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185BL.

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 N185BL.

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.