Models / Cessna / A185F / N185CA Aircraft record N185CA 1985 Cessna A185F Registration valid Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jul 1996) · 4 ADs may apply · 1 service difficulty report
Registration Valid expires Apr 30, 2030 NTSB events 1 destroyed, 1996 ADs may apply 4 confirm with A&P Service reports 1 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner Sikes Farms LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Collins, GA
Certificate issued Apr 22, 2023
Expires Apr 30, 2030
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Jun 17, 1999 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Cessna
Model A185F
Year 1985
Serial number 18504445
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 6
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A15372 Engine
Make and model Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 285 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2023 – now Sikes Farms LLC Collins, GA · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 2020-21-22 Fuselage; 55, Stabilizers Dec 7, 2020 Airframe (A185F) 2011-10-09 Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… Jun 17, 2011 Airframe (A185F) 2009-16-03 Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… Sep 9, 2009 Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. 98-23-02 Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes Dec 22, 1998 Airframe (A185F)Only with: Airglas Engineering Company (AECI) Model LW3600-180 or LW3600-180A fixed penetration wheel skis installed per STC SA213AL.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (1) Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
Reciprocating engine · crankshaft · failure Jul 4, 1996
IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT RESULTED IN FORCED LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. PILOT HAD REPORTED INCREASE IN OIL TEMPERATURE (NOT ABOVE RED LINE, BUT HIGHER THAN NORMAL). NO OTHER SYMPTOMS REPORTED, AND MAINTENANCE COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. ENGINE WAS TCU REMANUFACTURE WHICH HAD A USED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 17, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record