Single-engine piston

N6968Z

1965 Cessna 185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
185-0968
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Kingwood, TX
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Registration record

N6968Z on the FAA register

Type
1965 Cessna 185E
Serial
185-0968
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Kingwood, TX
Certificate issued
2007-01-22
Airworthiness date
1965-10-06
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A94488
Mode S (octal)
52242210
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N6968Z to the current registrant.
  • 1971-10-26
    N6968Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-2715); cancelled.
  • 1965-10-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N6968Z

N6968Z is a 1965 Cessna 185E, serial number 185-0968. It is registered to an individual in Kingwood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 6, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6968Z. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-09-13 Accident · Vaiden,Miss, 24 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1866
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N6968Z registration before this airframe.
1969-08-11 Accident · Lodi,Miss, 24 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2143
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N6968Z 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.