N6JV1974 Cessna A185F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Cordova, AK
- Certificate issued
- May 20, 1996
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 2, 1974
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
- 1974
- Serial number
- 18502397
- 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
- A7C369
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- 1996 – nowIndividual ownerCordova, AK · 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 (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.
- Starting · drive shaft · defectiveJul 17, 2000
STARTER DRIVE STARTED MAKING NOISE WHEN CRANKING ENGINE. WHEN STARTER WAS REMOVED, LOWER FLANGE OF STARTER DRIVE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN. WHEN ''STARTER DRIVE'' SHAFT WAS TURNED AFTER REMOVAL FROM ENGINE, IT WAS VERY NOISY LIKE A VERY BAD BEARING OR SOMETHING. THE ABOVE IS NOT PART OF THE STARTER.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · starter · wire brokenJan 15, 1995
SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS ABOUT THE 4TH STARTER THAT HAS FAILED IN THE LAST 2 YEARS OUT OF 3 AIRCRAFT. THE STARTER BRUSH WIRE ALWAYS BREAKS OFF NEXT TO WHERE IT IS WELDED. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS DIFFERENT METHOD OF ATTACHING STARTER BRUSH WIRES (SCREW MAYBE). SUSPECT WIRE HARDENS NEXT TO WELD AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 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