N930551977 Cessna A185F
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply9 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- North Pole, AK
- Certificate issued
- Nov 5, 2022
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Multiple · Standard, Restricted, Forest
- Airworthiness date
- Apr 9, 1999
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
- 1977
- Serial number
- 18503173
- 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
- ACE8CE
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- 2022 – nowIndividual ownerNorth Pole, 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 (9)
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 · starter · brokenJun 1, 2010
STARTER HAS A PARTIAL SEPARATION BETWEEN THE HOUSING THAT ATTACHES TO THE STARTER ADAPTER AND THE MAIN STARTER HSG. EXTERIOR BOLTS THAT SECURE THE HSGS TOGETHER ARE INTACT AND TIGHT. PILOT REPORTED STARTING DIFFICULTY. PROBLEM WAS VISIBLY OBVIOUS. STARTER WAS REPLACED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bushing · crackedJun 24, 2000
ON INSPECTION OF TAILWHEEL SUPPORT BUSHINGS, FOUND NEWLY INSTALLED BUSHINGS SEVERELY WORN, EXTRUDED AND CRACKED. THESE BUSHINGS, OBTAINED FROM CESSNA, ARE MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · bushing · wornJun 19, 2000
TAILWHEEL TO AFT BULKHEAD SUPPORT BUSHINGS FOUND SEVERELY WORN. SUBMITTER STATED NEW PARTS OBTAINED FROM CESSNA APPEAR TO BE MADE FROM INFERIOR MATERIALS. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Electrical power · regulator · failedJul 7, 1998
OVERVOLTAGE LIGHT CAME ON IN-FLIGHT. REPLACED VOLTAGE REGULATOR.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · crackedAug 13, 1996
WHILE DOING THE CESSNA CONTINUAL AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM, FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. THIS IS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT AND IS SUBJECTED TO MANY HOURS OF LOW LEVEL FLYING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · crackedAug 13, 1996
WHILE DOING THE CESSNA CONTINUAL AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM, FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. THIS AIRCRAFT IS SUBJECTED TO MANY HOURS OF LOW LEVEL FLYING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · crackedAug 13, 1996
WHILE DOING THE CESSNA CONTINUAL AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM, FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. THIS IS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT AND IS SUBJECTED TO MANY HOURS OF LOW LEVEL FLYING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · crackedAug 13, 1996
WHILE DOING THE CESSNA CONTINUAL AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM, FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. THIS IS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT AND IS SUBJECTED TO MANY HOURS OF LOW LEVEL FLYING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · rib · crackedAug 13, 1996
WHILE DOING THE CESSNA CONTINUAL AIRWORTHINESS PROGRAM, FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. THIS IS A PUBLIC AIRCRAFT AND IS SUBJECTED TO MANY HOURS OF LOW LEVEL FLYING.
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