Single-engine piston

N9515R

1976 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
18503186
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pinebluff, NC
1976 Cessna A185F
Representative photo of a Cessna A185F. Not a photo of N9515R.
Registration record

N9515R on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503186
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pinebluff, NC
Certificate issued
2014-12-08
Airworthiness date
1976-11-26
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD3B75
Mode S (octal)
53235565
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 N9515R.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-12-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N9515R to the current registrant.
  • 1976-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1971-09-29
    N9515R previously assigned to a Beechcraft K35 Bonanza (s/n D-6148); cancelled.
Overview

About N9515R

N9515R is a 1976 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503186. It is registered to an individual in Pinebluff, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 8, 2014 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 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 standard category (normal), dated November 26, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9515R. 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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-08-01 Accident · Ukiah,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2595
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft K35 — a different aircraft that carried the N9515R 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.