Single-engine piston

N185KQ

1973 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
18502113
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Leonard Investments Management LLC (LLC)
Based
Palm Beach, FL
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1973 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185KQ on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna A185F
Serial
18502113
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Registered owner
Leonard Investments Management LLC
Palm Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2023-05-02
Airworthiness date
2022-12-26
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1542F
Mode S (octal)
50252057
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
$265,000 to $485,000
Middle half of 9 live Cessna A185F listings, 1973–1980 models (median $313,586). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N185KQ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N185KQ.
  • 2022-12-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N185KQ

N185KQ is a 1973 Cessna A185F, serial number 18502113. The FAA register lists Leonard Investments Management LLC as the registrant in Palm Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-520-D 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 December 26, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185KQ.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185KQ.

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.