Single-engine piston

N331DF

1961 Cessna 185

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
185-0164
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dc-3 Pro Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Hailey, ID
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1961 Cessna 185
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Registration record

N331DF on the FAA register

Type
1961 Cessna 185
Serial
185-0164
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Dc-3 Pro Services LLC
Hailey, ID
Certificate issued
2025-04-11
Airworthiness date
1973-05-16
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Multiple
Mode S (hex)
A399D7
Mode S (octal)
50714727
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

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N331DF to the current registrant.
  • 2014-09-16
    N331DF previously assigned to a Mooney M20K 231 / M20K 305 Rocket / M20K 252TSE (s/n 25-0003); cancelled.
  • 1973-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (multiple category).
  • 1961
    Manufactured (1961).
Overview

About N331DF

N331DF is a 1961 Cessna 185, serial number 185-0164. The FAA register lists Dc-3 Pro Services LLC as the registrant in Hailey, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 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 multiple category, dated May 16, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N331DF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1995-04-11 Accident · Tangier Island, VA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · NYC95LA085
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20K — a different aircraft that carried the N331DF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance which resulted in an inflight collision with a tree. Contributing factors are a crosswind and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions

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.