Single-engine piston

N70097

1972 Cessna A185E

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1972
Serial
18501982
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-550-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Family Air Tours LLC (LLC)
Based
Ketchikan, AK
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1972 Cessna A185E
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Registration record

N70097 on the FAA register

Type
1972 Cessna A185E
Serial
18501982
Engines
Continental IO-550-D
Registered owner
Family Air Tours LLC
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
2024-01-01
Airworthiness date
2025-04-28
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A95841
Mode S (octal)
52254101
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
470 nm
Cruise (type)
147 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 2024-01-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N70097 to the current registrant.
  • 1972
    Manufactured (1972).
  • 1955-10-12
    N70097 previously assigned to a Consolidated Vultee BT-13A (s/n 9624); cancelled.
Overview

About N70097

N70097 is a 1972 Cessna A185E, serial number 18501982. The FAA register lists Family Air Tours LLC as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 1, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-550-D engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 147 knots and a range of about 470 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated April 28, 2025.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70097.

Cruise
147 kt
Range
470 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 A185E type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N70097.

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.