N186D1961 Cessna 185
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Ford, WA
- Certificate issued
- Apr 6, 1999
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 26, 1994
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 185
- Year
- 1961
- Serial number
- 185-0127
- 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
- A15741
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- 1999 – nowIndividual ownerFord, WA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
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 (185) |
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (185) |
| 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. |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (185)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
| 98-23-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 180 and 185 Series Airplanes | Dec 22, 1998 | Airframe (185)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 (2)
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.
- Landing gear · control cable · frayedJun 5, 1995
TAILWHEEL STEERING CABLE FRAYED IN AREA CONTACTING PULLEY. APPEARS TO BE 'NORMAL' WEAR. CABLE MUST BE REMOVED TO INSPECT. APPLICABLE TO LATER MODEL 180'S AND ALL 185'S.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · control cable · frayedJun 5, 1995
TAILWHEEL STEERING CABLE FRAYED IN AREA CONTACTING PULLEY. APPEARS TO BE 'NORMAL' WEAR. CABLE MUST BE REMOVED TO INSPECT. APPLICABLE TO LATER MODEL 180'S AND ALL 185'S.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026