Single-engine piston

N185GC

1965 Cessna 185D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
1850802
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chennault Flying Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
Registration record

N185GC on the FAA register

Type
1965 Cessna 185D
Serial
1850802
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Chennault Flying Services LLC
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2025-05-13
Airworthiness date
1965-06-08
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A153D8
Mode S (octal)
50251730
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
561 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N185GC.
  • 1965-06-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N185GC

N185GC is a 1965 Cessna 185D, serial number 1850802. The FAA register lists Chennault Flying Services LLC as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 561 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 8, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185GC.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
561 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 185D type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185GC.

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.