Single-engine piston

N2781D

1979 Cessna 185

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
185-03892
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fejes Guide Service Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Anchorage, AK
1979 Cessna 185
Representative photo of a Cessna 185. Not a photo of N2781D.
Registration record

N2781D on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 185
Serial
185-03892
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Fejes Guide Service Ltd
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
1988-05-02
Airworthiness date
1982-12-02
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2C6B3
Mode S (octal)
50543263
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N2781D.
  • 1982-12-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N2781D

N2781D is a 1979 Cessna 185, serial number 185-03892. The FAA register lists Fejes Guide Service Ltd as the registrant in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 1988 and expires on July 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 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 December 2, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2781D.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N2781D.

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.