Single-engine piston

N185BV

1973 Cessna 185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
18502226
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
David Aircraft Sales Inc (Corporation)
Based
Eden Prairie, MN
Registration record

N185BV on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 185F (FAA: Cessna A185F)
Serial
18502226
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
David Aircraft Sales Inc
Eden Prairie, MN
Certificate issued
2005-01-20
Airworthiness date
1999-02-06
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1536C
Mode S (octal)
50251554
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-01-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N185BV.
  • 1999-02-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N185BV

N185BV is a 1973 Cessna 185F (FAA model A185F), serial number 18502226. The FAA register lists David Aircraft Sales Inc as the registrant in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 20, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 standard category (normal), dated February 6, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185BV.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185BV.

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.