Single-engine piston

N185LA

1979 Cessna A185F

Not current (FAA status 7) No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
18503843
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mead, CO
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1979 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185LA on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503843
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mead, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1998-07-10
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1543A
Mode S (octal)
50252072
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
645 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
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 N185LA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1998-07-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N185LA

N185LA is a 1979 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503843. It is registered to an individual in Mead, Colorado.

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 July 10, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185LA.

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 N185LA.

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.