Single-engine piston

N54LL

1968 Cessna A185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1968
Serial
185-1463
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ryan Good Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sioux Falls, SD
1968 Cessna A185E
Representative photo of a Cessna A185E. Not a photo of N54LL.
Registration record

N54LL on the FAA register

Type
1968 Cessna A185E
Serial
185-1463
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Ryan Good Aviation LLC
Sioux Falls, SD
Certificate issued
2009-10-20
Airworthiness date
1969-01-21
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6D698
Mode S (octal)
51553230
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

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-10-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N54LL.
  • 1969-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1968
    Manufactured (1968).
Overview

About N54LL

N54LL is a 1968 Cessna A185E, serial number 185-1463. The FAA register lists Ryan Good Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 20, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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 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 January 21, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N54LL.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N54LL.

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.