N614231980 Cessna A185F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply8 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
- Mar 25, 1981
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Dec 12, 1980
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
- 1980
- Serial number
- 18504180
- 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
- A80054
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- 1981 – nowState Of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 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 (8)
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 · damagedJul 1, 2009
FOUND ALTERNATOR CASE HALVES LOOSE DURING INSP. CASE BOLTS WERE SAFETY WIRED. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · inoperativeDec 24, 2008
ALTERNATOR WOULD POP THE FIELD C/B.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Ignition · magneto · damagedAug 1, 2005
PERFORMED MAGNETO CHECK AND FOUND LT MAGNETO DROPPED 500 RPM. REMOVED MAG AND FOUND IMPULSE COUPLING RIVETS SHEARED, DRIVE GEAR BUMPER RETAINER BROKEN AND BUMPERS DAMAGED. REMOVED OIL FILTER AND FOUND METAL SHAVINGS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · alternator · corrodedFeb 9, 2005
LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT COMES ON OCCASIONALLY-RESET SWITCH AND OPERATES NORMAL. FOUND BRUSHES WORN OUT IN ALTERNATOR. REMOVING ALTERNATOR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. MOUNTING BOLT WAS FROZEN IN ALTERNATOR. USING PENETRANT HELPED TO FREE THE BOLT. DISCOVERED THAT FACILITY HAD INSTALLED A STEEL BUSHING IN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · failedJan 15, 1998
ALTERNATOR FAILED. FOUND BRUSHES COMPLETELY WORN OUT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · alternator · failedDec 17, 1997
ALTERNATOR FAILED. FOUND BRUSHES COMPLETELY WORN OUT IN JUST 608 HOURS. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND ALTERNATOR FAILURE WITHIN 700 HOURS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · cable clamp · bolt detachedApr 11, 1997
BOLT AND NUT WHICH HOLD CLAMP ON AILERON CABLE SWEGE TO PULLEY FELL OUT ON COCKPIT FLOOR ALLOWING AILERON CONTROL CABLE TO SLIP AROUND CONTROL COLUMN CENTER PULLEY. THIS CAUSED PARTIAL LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · roto coil · making metalAug 29, 1995
WHEN REPLACING ROCKER COVER GASKETS BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKS, FOUND STEEL SLIVERS IN BOTTOM OF COVERS ON NR 3 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS. SENT SLIVERS TO CONTINENTAL TO BE ANALYZED. WAS INSTRUCTED BY CONTINENTAL TO REPLACE ALL ROTO COILS IN BOTH CYLINDERS. NO METAL FOUND IN OIL FILTER.
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