Single-engine piston

N185WS

1971 Cessna A185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1971
Serial
18501855
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pinckneyville, IL
1971 Cessna A185E
Representative photo of a Cessna A185E. Not a photo of N185WS.
Registration record

N185WS on the FAA register

Type
1971 Cessna A185E
Serial
18501855
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pinckneyville, IL
Certificate issued
1991-07-26
Airworthiness date
1991-09-24
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A15544
Mode S (octal)
50252504
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
147 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1991-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N185WS.
  • 1971
    Manufactured (1971).
Overview

About N185WS

N185WS is a 1971 Cessna A185E, serial number 18501855. It is registered to an individual in Pinckneyville, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 1991 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 147 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 24, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N185WS.

Cruise
147 kt
Range
470 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 A185E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N185WS.

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.