Single-engine piston

N61861

1981 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
18504265
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chugiak, AK
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1981 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N61861 on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504265
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chugiak, AK
Certificate issued
2023-03-02
Airworthiness date
1981-05-11
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A80FBA
Mode S (octal)
52007672
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 N61861.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N61861.
  • 1981-05-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N61861

N61861 is a 1981 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504265. It is registered to an individual in Chugiak, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 May 11, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N61861. 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

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

1982-08-01 Accident · Scotts Valley, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX82FVM17
Reported aircraft: Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N61861 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.