Single-engine piston

N185J

1967 Homebuilt J-SMITH

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1967
Serial
JS-101
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Midfield Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Caldwell, ID
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Registration record

N185J on the FAA register

Type
1967 Homebuilt J-SMITH
Serial
JS-101
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Midfield Aviation LLC
Caldwell, ID
Certificate issued
2020-10-21
Airworthiness date
1976-10-12
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A15407
Mode S (octal)
50252007
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N185J.
  • 1976-10-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N185J

N185J is a 1967 Homebuilt J-SMITH, serial number JS-101. The FAA register lists Midfield Aviation LLC as the registrant in Caldwell, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 12, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185J.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185J.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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