Single-engine piston

N550FK

1977 Cessna A185F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
18503229
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
38884 LLC (LLC)
Based
Moorhead, MN
1977 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N550FK.
Registration record

N550FK on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503229
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
38884 LLC
Moorhead, MN
Certificate issued
2005-10-13
Airworthiness date
1999-03-30
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FFF2
Mode S (octal)
51577762
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 N550FK.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-02-22
    Accident at Hawley, MN; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N550FK.
  • 1999-03-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N550FK

N550FK is a 1977 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503229. The FAA register lists 38884 LLC as the registrant in Moorhead, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2005 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550 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 March 30, 1999.

N550FK 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

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

2020-02-22 Accident · Hawley, MN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN20CA101
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185
Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing and loss of directional control and the airplane's subsequent impact with a snowbank and ground loop during an attempted go-around.

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.