Single-engine piston

N185DX

1982 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
18504361
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fixed Wing Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Woods Cross, UT
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1982 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185DX on the FAA register

Type
1982 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504361
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Fixed Wing Aviation LLC
Woods Cross, UT
Certificate issued
2024-01-04
Airworthiness date
2024-05-20
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A153A0
Mode S (octal)
50251640
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 N185DX.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2024-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N185DX to the current registrant.
  • 2018-03-12
    N185DX previously assigned to a Piper Saratoga II HP / Saratoga SP (s/n 32R-8013039); cancelled.
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N185DX

N185DX is a 1982 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504361. The FAA register lists Fixed Wing Aviation LLC as the registrant in Woods Cross, Utah. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 May 20, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N185DX. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2016-05-15 Accident · Alpine, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN16LA186
Reported aircraft: Piper PA 32R — a different aircraft that carried the N185DX registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The engine s decreased performance due to high-density altitude conditions and a partially obstructed fuel injector nozzle. Contributing to the pilot's decision to perform an off-field landing was the anomalous high exhaust gas temperature reading.

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.