Single-engine piston

N186X

1962 Cessna 185A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1962
Serial
1850437
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-G1C5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Haldeman Hangars LLC (LLC)
Based
Vancouver, WA
1962 Cessna 185A
Representative photo of a Cessna 185A. Not a photo of N186X.
Registration record

N186X on the FAA register

Type
1962 Cessna 185A
Serial
1850437
Engines
Lycoming IO-540-G1C5
Registered owner
Haldeman Hangars LLC
Vancouver, WA
Certificate issued
2021-10-07
Airworthiness date
2021-11-01
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A15903
Mode S (octal)
50254403
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
561 nm
Cruise (type)
145 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-27
    Accident at Ilwaco, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2021-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N186X to the current registrant.
  • 1970-06-29
    N186X previously assigned to a Canadair F-86E MK.6 (s/n 1214); cancelled.
  • 1962
    Manufactured (1962).
Overview

About N186X

N186X is a 1962 Cessna 185A, serial number 1850437. The FAA register lists Haldeman Hangars LLC as the registrant in Vancouver, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2021 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-540-G1C5 engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 145 knots and a range of about 561 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated November 1, 2021.

N186X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
145 kt
Range
561 nm
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 185A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-09-27 Accident · Ilwaco, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · WPR25LA298
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185A
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
NTSB report ↗
1968-06-19 Accident · Cantil,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2173
Reported aircraft: Canadair MK VI — a different aircraft that carried the N186X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LE TO RESTART ENG,PARACHUTED.

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.