Single-engine piston

N5418E

1979 Cessna A185F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
18503968
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Oertli Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Pinehurst, ID
1979 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N5418E.
Registration record

N5418E on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503968
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Oertli Holdings LLC
Pinehurst, ID
Certificate issued
2025-08-22
Airworthiness date
1979-12-13
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6DF18
Mode S (octal)
51557430
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 N5418E.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N5418E to the current registrant.
  • 2020-08-15
    Accident at Sugar Land, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1979-12-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-05-25
    N5418E previously assigned to a Cessna 411 (s/n 411-642); cancelled.
Overview

About N5418E

N5418E is a 1979 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503968. The FAA register lists Oertli Holdings LLC as the registrant in Pinehurst, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 22, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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 December 13, 1979.

N5418E has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-08-15 Accident · Sugar Land, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN20LA338
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185F
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power after takeoff for undetermined reasons, and the pilot s subsequent exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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.