Single-engine piston

N98PB

1977 Cessna A185F

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
18503489
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ferry Services Corp (Corporation)
Based
Cresson, TX
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1977 Cessna A185F
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Registration record

N98PB on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna A185F
Serial
18503489
Engines
Continental IO-520-D
Registered owner
Ferry Services Corp
Cresson, TX
Certificate issued
2024-06-13
Airworthiness date
2022-09-28
Registration expires
2031-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADAA12
Mode S (octal)
53325022
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 N98PB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N98PB to the current registrant.
  • 2022-09-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2016-03-08
    N98PB previously assigned to a Homebuilt 4P (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1996-01-04
    N98PB previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 347970239); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N98PB

N98PB is a 1977 Cessna A185F, serial number 18503489. The FAA register lists Ferry Services Corp as the registrant in Cresson, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 13, 2024 and expires on June 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO-520-D 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 September 28, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N98PB.

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

Published figures for the Cessna A185F type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna A185F specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N98PB.

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.