Single-engine piston

N55LW

Cessna A185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
1851185
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Leeward Aero Sales Corp (Corporation)
Based
Ocala, FL
 Cessna A185E
Representative photo of a Cessna A185E. Not a photo of N55LW.
Registration record

N55LW on the FAA register

Type
Cessna A185E
Serial
1851185
Engines
Continental IO-550 series
Registered owner
Leeward Aero Sales Corp
Ocala, FL
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1997-01-15
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FE21
Mode S (octal)
51577041
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

  • 2013-04-18
    N55LW previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 2249); cancelled.
  • 1997-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55LW

N55LW is a Cessna A185E, serial number 1851185. The FAA register lists Leeward Aero Sales Corp as the registrant in Ocala, Florida.

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 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 15, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N55LW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1983-01-06 Accident · Sula, MT Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · DEN83FA045
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B III — a different aircraft that carried the N55LW 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.