Models / Cessna / A185F / N9434N Aircraft record N9434N 1981 Cessna A185F Registration valid Unclaimed Source: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2007) · 4 ADs may apply · 1 service difficulty report
Registration Valid expires Jul 31, 2027 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2007 ADs may apply 4 confirm with A&P Service reports 1 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Renton, WA
Certificate issued Jul 10, 2020
Expires Jul 31, 2027
Airworthiness Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date Nov 25, 1981 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 data Airframe
Manufacturer Cessna
Model A185F
Year 1981
Serial number 18504355
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 AD1B3E 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 2020 – now Individual owner Renton, WA · current 1972 Iowa City Flying Service INC Iowa City, IA · different airframe: 1969 Piper Pa-28r-200 S/N 28r35147 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs 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 (1) 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.
Equipment and furnishings · seat frame · broken Apr 9, 1997
PILOT SEAT FRAME BROKEN WHERE BELLCRANK ATTACHES.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record