Single-engine piston

N185DB

1973 Cessna 185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
18502165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Talarik Air LLC (LLC)
Based
King Salmon, AK
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Registration record

N185DB on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 185F (FAA: Cessna A185F)
Serial
18502165
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Talarik Air LLC
King Salmon, AK
Certificate issued
2017-11-20
Airworthiness date
1998-05-22
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1538C
Mode S (octal)
50251614
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N185DB to the current registrant.
  • 2007-05-02
    N185DB previously assigned to a Maule MX-7-180 (s/n 11013C); cancelled.
  • 1998-05-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N185DB

N185DB is a 1973 Cessna 185F (FAA model A185F), serial number 18502165. The FAA register lists Talarik Air LLC as the registrant in King Salmon, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 May 22, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N185DB. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-07-27 Accident · Yakutat, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC05CA109
Reported aircraft: Maule MX7-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N185DB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. A factor contributing to the accident was soft terrain.

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.