Single-engine piston

N3217U

1975 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
18502738
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Welkin Aero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Garden Plain, KS
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1975 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N3217U on the FAA register

Type
1975 Cessna A185F
Serial
18502738
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Registered owner
Welkin Aero Inc
Garden Plain, KS
Certificate issued
2022-08-02
Airworthiness date
2022-01-05
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A37567
Mode S (octal)
50672547
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 N3217U.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-08-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N3217U to the current registrant.
  • 2022-01-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1998-03-18
    N3217U previously assigned to a Beechcraft 1900D (s/n UE212); cancelled.
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
  • 1964-04-17
    N3217U previously assigned to a Cessna 182F Skylane / 182 Skylane (s/n 18254617); cancelled.
Overview

About N3217U

N3217U is a 1975 Cessna A185F, serial number 18502738. The FAA register lists Welkin Aero Inc as the registrant in Garden Plain, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 2, 2022 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-520-D 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 January 5, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3217U.

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

Published figures for the Cessna A185F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna A185F specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3217U.

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.