Single-engine piston

N8AA

1961 Cessna 185

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1961
Serial
185-0208
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rovey Land and Cattle Co Inc (Corporation)
Based
Parker, AZ
1961 Cessna 185
Representative photo of a Cessna 185. Not a photo of N8AA.
Registration record

N8AA on the FAA register

Type
1961 Cessna 185
Serial
185-0208
Engines
Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Rovey Land and Cattle Co Inc
Parker, AZ
Certificate issued
1981-06-04
Airworthiness date
1961-07-25
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AADD2C
Mode S (octal)
52556454
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
720 nm
Cruise (type)
135 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N8AA.
  • 1961-07-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N8AA

N8AA is a 1961 Cessna 185, serial number 185-0208. The FAA register lists Rovey Land and Cattle Co Inc as the registrant in Parker, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 1981 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-470 series engine 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, dated July 25, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8AA.

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 N8AA.

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.