Single-engine piston

N789N

1982 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1982
Serial
18504390
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tjb Ent LLC (LLC)
Based
Spokane, WA
1982 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N789N.
Registration record

N789N on the FAA register

Type
1982 Cessna A185F
Serial
18504390
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Tjb Ent LLC
Spokane, WA
Certificate issued
2005-06-24
Airworthiness date
1983-03-10
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAB321
Mode S (octal)
52531441
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 N789N.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-06-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N789N to the current registrant.
  • 1993-03-11
    N789N previously assigned to a Bell 206B III / 206B-2 / 206B II/III (s/n 1267); cancelled.
  • 1983-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1982
    Manufactured (1982).
Overview

About N789N

N789N is a 1982 Cessna A185F, serial number 18504390. The FAA register lists Tjb Ent LLC as the registrant in Spokane, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 24, 2005 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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 March 10, 1983.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N789N. 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

1992-11-21 Accident · Hilo, HI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX93LA050
Reported aircraft: Bell 206B-III — a different aircraft that carried the N789N registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL FLIGHT IN AND NEAR A VOLCANIC GAS CLOUD WHICH INDUCED A PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A LACK OF COMBUSTIBLE OXYGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

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.