Single-engine piston

N61747

1981 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
18504248
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lakes Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Little Canada, MN
1981 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N61747.
Registration record

N61747 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504248
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Lakes Aircraft LLC
Little Canada, MN
Certificate issued
2004-03-09
Airworthiness date
1981-04-10
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A80BC3
Mode S (octal)
52005703
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 N61747.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-03-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N61747 to the current registrant.
  • 1981-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1970-07-13
    N61747 previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 1491); cancelled.
Overview

About N61747

N61747 is a 1981 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504248. The FAA register lists Lakes Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Little Canada, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 9, 2004 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 April 10, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61747. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1965-04-14 Accident · Dayton Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0836
Reported aircraft: Ryan ST-3KR — a different aircraft that carried the N61747 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.