Single-engine piston

N957DF

1973 Cessna 185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
18502194
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Northern Flight Expeditions LLC (LLC)
Based
Hopkins, MN
Registration record

N957DF on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 185F (FAA: Cessna A185F)
Serial
18502194
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Northern Flight Expeditions LLC
Hopkins, MN
Certificate issued
2000-06-22
Airworthiness date
1973-04-23
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD4EF9
Mode S (octal)
53247371
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-06-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N957DF.
  • 1973-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N957DF

N957DF is a 1973 Cessna 185F (FAA model A185F), serial number 18502194. The FAA register lists Northern Flight Expeditions LLC as the registrant in Hopkins, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 22, 2000 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 23, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N957DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N957DF.

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.