Single-engine piston

N85XY

1977 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
18503370
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Forkland, AL
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1977 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N85XY on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503370
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Forkland, AL
Certificate issued
2025-07-22
Airworthiness date
2024-07-17
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABA723
Mode S (octal)
52723443
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 N85XY.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N85XY.
  • 2024-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N85XY

N85XY is a 1977 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503370. It is registered to an individual in Forkland, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-520-D 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 July 17, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85XY.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85XY.

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.