Single-engine piston

N185ME

1974 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
18502356
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Strength LLC (LLC)
Based
Brandon, MS
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1974 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185ME on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna A185F
Serial
18502356
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Strength LLC
Brandon, MS
Certificate issued
2026-08-21
Airworthiness date
1983-11-17
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15457
Mode S (octal)
50252127
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 N185ME.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N185ME to the current registrant.
  • 2011-09-21
    N185ME previously assigned to a Cessna A185F (s/n 18503844); cancelled.
  • 1983-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974
    Manufactured (1974).
Overview

About N185ME

N185ME is a 1974 Cessna A185F, serial number 18502356. The FAA register lists Strength LLC as the registrant in Brandon, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 21, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

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 November 17, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185ME.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185ME.

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.