N4640E1979 Cessna A185F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply7 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- State Of Utah
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Certificate issued
- Jun 19, 1979
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- May 4, 1979
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
- 1979
- Serial number
- 18503824
- 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
- A5AAD4
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- 1979 – nowState Of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · current
- 1949 – 1952Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Aeronca 7ccm S/N 7ccm206
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 (7)
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.
- Electrical power · alternator · looseJul 22, 2009
FOUND ALTERNATOR CASE HALVES LOOSE DURING INSP. CASE BOLTS WERE SAFETY WIRED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · looseJul 16, 2009
PILOT NOTED NOISE IN RADIO. FOUND HIGH RIPPLE VOLTAGE WITH TESTER.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine controls · link rod · wornOct 18, 2007
THROTTLE BUTTERFLY (P/N: 625601G) AND THROTTLE BODY (P/N: 639437)ARE WORN, ALLOWING BUTTERFLY SHAFT TO SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE LINK ROD ASSEMBLY (P/N: 632558A1)TO WEAR CHAFING THE WAVE WASHER AND COTTER PIN. THE COTTER PIN AND WAVE WASHER AT THE THROTTLE BODY WERE MISSING AT THE TIME OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine controls · link rod · wornOct 18, 2007
THROTTLE BUTTERFLY (P/N: 625601G) AND THROTTLE BODY (P/N: 639437) ARE WORN, ALLOWING BUTTERFLY SHAFT TO SLIDE SIDE TO SIDE CAUSING THE LINK ROD ASSEMBLY (P/N: 632558A1)TO WEAR CHAFING THE WAVE WASHER AND COTTER PIN. THE COTTER PIN AND WAVE WASHER AT THE THROTTLE BODY WERE MISSING AT THE TIME OF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · bracket · crackedMar 1, 2007
DURING A DETAILED INSPECTION OF THE EMPENAGE, THE RT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER HINGE BRACKET P/N 0712042-2 WAS FOUND CRACKED AND HAD (2) SHEARED RIVETS. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE LT BRACKET P/N 0712042-1 WAS FOUND TO HAVE (2) SHEARED RIVETS. THESE PARTS ARE IN THE MFG 180/185 IPC FIG 32 INDEX NR 36 AND NR…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuselage · bracket · brokenFeb 14, 2000
RIGHT FLAP RETRACTED AFTER PILOT SELECTED FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS. FOUND INBOARD MOUNTING EARS BROKEN AWAY FROM PULLEY BRACKET LOCATED JUST AFT OF FLAP HANDLE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THIRD BRACKET REPLACED IN FLEET OF THREE A185F'S.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · failedJan 14, 1998
ALTERNATOR FAILED. FOUND BRUSHES COMPLETELY WORN OUT.
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