Single-engine piston

N6420N

1981 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
18504307
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Aero LLC (LLC)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
1981 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N6420N.
Registration record

N6420N on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504307
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
South Aero LLC
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2018-02-14
Airworthiness date
1981-07-23
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A86F0E
Mode S (octal)
52067416
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 N6420N.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N6420N.
  • 1981-07-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N6420N

N6420N is a 1981 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504307. The FAA register lists South Aero LLC as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2018 and expires on February 29, 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 July 23, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6420N.

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 N6420N.

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.