N24FG1981 Cessna A185F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- California Department Of Fish And Game
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Sacramento, CA
- Certificate issued
- Apr 5, 1982
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Forest
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 17, 1995
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
- A185F
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- 18504207
- 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
- A22E2A
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- 1982 – nowCalifornia Department Of Fish And GameSacramento, CA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (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 (3)
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.
- Ignition · distributor blk · burnedJul 7, 2004
ON 5/20/2004 THIS MAGNETO WAS REMOVED, PILOT REPORTED ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION AT ALTITUDES OF 8,000 FT OR HIGHER. PILOT ISOLATED MISFIRING MAGNETO. MAGNETO APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY ON GROUND AT SEA LEVEL AND INFLIGHT AT LOWER ALTITUDES. MAGNETO DISASSEMBLED. DIST BLOCK AND GEAR ASSY WERE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · torque plate · crackedDec 29, 1995
INSP FOUND PLATE CRACKED AT TOP CALIPER BUSHING. THIS AREA IS THE WEAKEST OF THE ENTIRE PLATE, YET TAKES A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE TORQUE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · roll-pin · looseMay 1, 1995
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND ROLL-PIN WORKED APPROXIMATELY THREE-FOURTHS OF LENGTH OUT OF RETAINING COLLAR. THIS IS A DIFFICULT AREA TO INSPECT. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND. SAFETY WITH .020 INCH WIRE SHOULD CURE THIS PROBLEM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026