Single-engine piston

N4185P

1970 Cessna A185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1970
Serial
185-01651
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Woody LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
1970 Cessna A185E
Representative photo of a Cessna A185E. Not a photo of N4185P.
Registration record

N4185P on the FAA register

Type
1970 Cessna A185E
Serial
185-01651
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Registered owner
Flying Woody LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2025-10-06
Airworthiness date
2025-12-18
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4F4ED
Mode S (octal)
51172355
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
147 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2025-10-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N4185P to the current registrant.
  • 1999-03-26
    N4185P previously assigned to a Piper PA-23-160 (s/n 23-1673); cancelled.
  • 1970
    Manufactured (1970).
Overview

About N4185P

N4185P is a 1970 Cessna A185E, serial number 185-01651. The FAA register lists Flying Woody LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 6, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

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 147 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 18, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4185P. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
147 kt
Range
470 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 A185E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-12-19 Accident · Anchorage, AK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ANC99LA018
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-23-160 — a different aircraft that carried the N4185P registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel contamination. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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.