Single-engine piston

N185TK

1981 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
18504366
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Paula, CA
N185TK 1981 Cessna A185F
N185TK, from its for-sale listing.
Registration record

N185TK on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504366
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Paula, CA
Certificate issued
2001-08-01
Airworthiness date
1982-01-11
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A154F2
Mode S (octal)
50252362
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
$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 N185TK.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-30
    Listed for sale on Trade-A-Plane at $310,000.
  • 2001-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N185TK.
  • 1982-01-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N185TK

N185TK is a 1981 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504366. It is registered to an individual in Santa Paula, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2001 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 January 11, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185TK.

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 →

Market

Listing history

SourceFirst seenLast seenAsking
Trade-A-Plane 2026-08-302026-08-30$310,000

Asking prices from public listings, not confirmed sale prices.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185TK.

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.