Single-engine piston

N23CB

Cessna 185

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
18503331
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Nb Tweet and Sons (Partnership)
Based
Nome, AK
What's N23CB worth? Track flights
Cessna 185
Representative photo of a Cessna 185. Not a photo of N23CB.
Registration record

N23CB on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 185
Serial
18503331
Engines
1
Registered owner
Nb Tweet and Sons
Nome, AK
Certificate issued
1982-04-02
Airworthiness date
1977-04-13
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2065B
Mode S (octal)
50403133
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$150,000 to $299,000
Middle half of 3 live Cessna 185 listings, 1961–1973 models (median $219,900). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N23CB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-01-02
    Accident at Nome, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1982-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N23CB.
  • 1977-04-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N23CB

N23CB is a Cessna 185, serial number 18503331. The FAA register lists Nb Tweet and Sons as the registrant in Nome, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 1982 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 720 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 13, 1977.

N23CB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
135 kt
Range
720 nm
Landing over 50 ft
2,403 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

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

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-01-02 Accident · Nome, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC97LA017
Reported aircraft: Cessna 185F
Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly verify the position of a fractured fuel selector handle, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor related to the accident was: the fractured handle that allowed the fuel selector to be rotated to an OFF position.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Cessna 185 aircraft

N185QB
Cessna 185
N185YT
Cessna 185
N331DT
Cessna 185
N4014Y
Cessna 185
N4024Y
Cessna 185
N4037Y
Cessna 185
N481U
Cessna 185
N5011X
Cessna 185
All 98 Cessna 185 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Alaska

N239PT
Homebuilt Northman 2+2
N239UA
Homebuilt Ptarmigan
N23C
Cessna 182 Skylane
N23CF
1974 Cessna 207
N23FB
1966 Cessna A185E
N23RB
1956 Piper PA-22-150
All 9,146 aircraft registered in Alaska →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

More from Cessna

Cessna models on the register

Own N23CB?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Cessna aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Alaska· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

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.