Single-engine piston

N85Q

1978 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
18503703
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Amiculum LLC (LLC)
Based
Black Eagle, MT
1978 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N85Q.
Registration record

N85Q on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503703
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Amiculum LLC
Black Eagle, MT
Certificate issued
2012-07-30
Airworthiness date
1987-04-06
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ABA65D
Mode S (octal)
52723135
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 N85Q.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-07-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N85Q.
  • 1987-04-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N85Q

N85Q is a 1978 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503703. The FAA register lists Amiculum LLC as the registrant in Black Eagle, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 30, 2012 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540 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 experimental category (showing compliance), dated April 6, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N85Q. 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

Published figures for the Cessna A185F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna A185F specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-05-25 Accident · Sherman, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW87LA125
Reported aircraft: Quickie Q2 — a different aircraft that carried the N85Q 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.