Single-engine piston

N8045Q

1978 Cessna A185F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1978
Serial
18503632
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Echo Bay Corporation (Corporation)
Based
Bow, WA
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1978 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N8045Q on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503632
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Echo Bay Corporation
Bow, WA
Certificate issued
1997-07-11
Airworthiness date
1978-06-28
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAF3CF
Mode S (octal)
52571717
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 N8045Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-05-18
    Accident at Renton, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-07-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N8045Q.
  • 1978-06-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8045Q

N8045Q is a 1978 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503632. The FAA register lists Echo Bay Corporation as the registrant in Bow, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 11, 1997 and expires on October 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 June 28, 1978.

N8045Q has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

2007-05-18 Accident · Renton, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA07CA127
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185F
Probable cause: The pilot's loss of aircraft control during a landing attempt, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop.

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.