Single-engine piston

N90685

1946 Commonwealth 185

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
1780
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N90685 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Commonwealth 185
Serial
1780
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2008-12-10
Airworthiness date
1956-05-26
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AC8904
Mode S (octal)
53104404
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-12-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N90685.
  • 1956-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N90685

N90685 is a 1946 Commonwealth 185, serial number 1780. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 10, 2008 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 26, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N90685.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N90685.

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.