Single-engine piston

N97DS

Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
18504173
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wmg Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Ketchum, ID
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Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N97DS on the FAA register

Type
Cessna A185F
Serial
18504173
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
Wmg Aviation LLC
Ketchum, ID
Certificate issued
2024-04-17
Airworthiness date
1980-11-26
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD81A8
Mode S (octal)
53300650
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 N97DS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N97DS.
  • 1980-11-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N97DS

N97DS is a Cessna A185F, serial number 18504173. The FAA register lists Wmg Aviation LLC as the registrant in Ketchum, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

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, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N97DS.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N97DS.

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.