Single-engine piston

N92997

1946 Commonwealth 185

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
1731
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Windsor, WI
Registration record

N92997 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Commonwealth 185
Serial
1731
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Windsor, WI
Certificate issued
2023-06-02
Airworthiness date
1957-06-13
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ACE34C
Mode S (octal)
53161514
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N92997.
  • 1998-06-28
    Accident at Oregon, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-06-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N92997

N92997 is a 1946 Commonwealth 185, serial number 1731. It is registered to co-owners in Windsor, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

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 June 13, 1957.

N92997 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1998-06-28 Accident · Oregon, WI Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CHI98LA227
Reported aircraft: Commonwealth 185
Probable cause: the improper adjustment of the carburetor by an unqualified person. Factors to the accident were the annual inspection not being complied with and the lack of recent experience of the pilot.

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.