Single-engine piston

N491

1978 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
18503597
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Acadiana Fixed Wing Rotor Wing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Carencro, LA
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1978 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N491 on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503597
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Acadiana Fixed Wing Rotor Wing Inc
Carencro, LA
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1995-08-04
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A613CE
Mode S (octal)
51411716
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 N491.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1995-08-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1961-03-29
    N491 previously assigned to a Douglas DC3 (s/n 2185); cancelled.
  • 1930-12-26
    N491 previously assigned to a Standard Aircraft Standard J-1 (s/n 6408); cancelled.
Overview

About N491

N491 is a 1978 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503597. The FAA register lists Acadiana Fixed Wing Rotor Wing Inc as the registrant in Carencro, Louisiana.

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 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 August 4, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N491.

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 N491.

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.