Single-engine piston

N59AJ

1981 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
18504158
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bird Dog Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Billings, MT
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1981 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N59AJ on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504158
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Bird Dog Aircraft LLC
Billings, MT
Certificate issued
2025-12-18
Airworthiness date
1985-01-23
Registration expires
2032-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A79B17
Mode S (octal)
51715427
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 N59AJ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-12-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N59AJ to the current registrant.
  • 1991-01-09
    N59AJ previously assigned to a Douglas DC-8-33 (s/n 45272); cancelled.
  • 1985-01-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N59AJ

N59AJ is a 1981 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504158. The FAA register lists Bird Dog Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Billings, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 18, 2025 and expires on December 31, 2032.

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 experimental category (research & development), dated January 23, 1985.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N59AJ.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N59AJ.

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.