Single-engine piston

N56511

1974 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
18502525
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wired Flight LLC (LLC)
Based
Kent, WA
1974 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N56511.
Registration record

N56511 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna A185F
Serial
18502525
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Wired Flight LLC
Kent, WA
Certificate issued
2021-11-17
Airworthiness date
1974-10-18
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A73C12
Mode S (octal)
51636022
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
$265,000 to $485,000
Middle half of 9 live Cessna A185F listings, 1973–1980 models (median $313,586). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N56511.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-11-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N56511 to the current registrant.
  • 1974-10-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1973-11-06
    N56511 previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 287325644); cancelled.
Overview

About N56511

N56511 is a 1974 Cessna A185F, serial number 18502525. The FAA register lists Wired Flight LLC as the registrant in Kent, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2021 and expires on November 30, 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 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 October 18, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56511.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56511.

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.