Single-engine piston

N8541L

Cessna 185

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
185-0118
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Great Basin Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Eagle River, AK
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Cessna 185
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Registration record

N8541L on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 185
Serial
185-0118
Engines
1
Registered owner
Great Basin Aviation LLC
Eagle River, AK
Certificate issued
2024-03-04
Airworthiness date
1963-10-11
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABB8BA
Mode S (octal)
52734272
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$150,000 to $299,000
Middle half of 3 live Cessna 185 listings, 1961–1973 models (median $219,900). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N8541L.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8541L to the current registrant.
  • 1979-02-21
    N8541L previously assigned to a Piper PA-25-235 (s/n 25-4962); cancelled.
  • 1963-10-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N8541L

N8541L is a Cessna 185, serial number 185-0118. The FAA register lists Great Basin Aviation LLC as the registrant in Eagle River, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 4, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 135 knots and a range of about 720 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 11, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8541L.

Cruise
135 kt
Range
720 nm
Landing over 50 ft
2,403 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 185 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 N8541L.

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.