Single-engine piston

N5485E

1979 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
18503981
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (Government)
Based
Grand Junction, CO
1979 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N5485E.
Registration record

N5485E on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503981
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Grand Junction, CO
Certificate issued
2017-04-11
Airworthiness date
1979-12-19
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6F8B0
Mode S (octal)
51574260
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 N5485E.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N5485E to the current registrant.
  • 1979-12-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-12-06
    N5485E previously assigned to a Alon Aircoupe A2 (s/n A-19); cancelled.
Overview

About N5485E

N5485E is a 1979 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503981. The FAA register lists Colorado Parks and Wildlife as the registrant in Grand Junction, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2017 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 19, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N5485E. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1967-08-11 Accident · Erie,Colo, 06 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2740
Reported aircraft: Alon A-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N5485E registration before this airframe.

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.