Single-engine piston

N185TW

1979 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
18503945
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United States Air Force (Government)
Based
Jber, AK
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1979 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N185TW on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503945
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
United States Air Force
Jber, AK
Certificate issued
2013-04-18
Airworthiness date
1979-11-12
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A154FD
Mode S (octal)
50252375
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 N185TW.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N185TW.
  • 1979-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N185TW

N185TW is a 1979 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503945. The FAA register lists United States Air Force as the registrant in Jber, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2013 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 12, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185TW.

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 N185TW.

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.