Models · Cessna · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Cessna 185 Skywagon

227 on the U.S. register across 7 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1961 to 1981; half of them date from 1962 or earlier. Alaska has the most (66). 29% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the 185 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Cont Motor I0-470 Series (139), Cont Motor Io 520 Series (28), Cont Motor Io-470 Ser (23)
Seats: 6
Cruise speed: about 125 mph
Maker on the register: Cessna
Registered: earliest certificate May 4, 1978; newest September 23, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Alaska66Washington18Montana17Texas12Minnesota10Oregon9Colorado8California8Idaho7Georgia7Arizona7Michigan5

Who owns them registrant type

Individual138 (61%)LLC41 (18%)Co-owned24 (11%)Corporation19 (8%)Partnership3 (1%)Government2 (0.9%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
185	98	1961 to 1981	43.2%
185A	48	1961 to 1963	21.1%
185D	30	1964 to 1966	13.2%
185C	22	1963 to 1964	9.7%
185E	14	1965 to 1972	6.2%
185B	14	1962 to 1964	6.2%
185F	1	1975	0.4%

When they were built by decade · 39 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid226 (100%)Pending1 (0.4%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard185 (81%)Multiple18 (8%)Restricted13 (6%)None on file9 (4%)Experimental2 (0.9%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Wrangell Mountain Air INC2Salter 11X LLC2Windblown Ranch INC1Wattum Investments LLC1Vfr LTD1Vertical Horizon Aviation LLC1Van Treese Kole S1Usda Forest Service Fepp1Top Hand INC1Thinair Ventures LLC1T&R Airplane LLC1Swaz Aviation LLC1

Fleet pages: Wrangell Mountain Air INC · Wattum Investments LLC · Vfr LTD · Vertical Horizon Aviation LLC · Usda Forest Service Fepp · Top Hand INC · Swaz Aviation LLC

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Cessna 185 Skywagon aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

227 as of October 2, 2026, counting 7 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Cessna 185s?

Alaska, with 66.

Who owns the Cessna 185?

29% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 227

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N90PD	Cessna 185C	Pj Aviation Holding LLC Trustee Eden Prairie, Minnesota	None on file	2019-05-03	Valid
N185BC	Cessna 185	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-01-15	Valid
N405NR	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	2019-01-14	Valid
N4702Q	Cessna 185E	Co-owned owner Alaska	Multiple	2018-10-25	Valid
N135A	Cessna 185E	Negative Ghost Rider LLC Bangor, Maine	Standard	2018-10-15	Valid
N185AA	Cessna 185D	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2018-09-24	Valid
N1526F	Cessna 185D	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2018-09-17	Valid
N23RG	Cessna 185C	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2018-09-07	Valid
N2577Z	Cessna 185B	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2018-06-26	Valid
N2607Z	Cessna 185B	Sidney Aviation LLC Sidney, Nebraska	Standard	2018-05-15	Valid
N9802X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2018-05-04	Valid
N185CT	Cessna 185A	N185Ct LLC Hollis, New Hampshire	Standard	2018-04-11	Valid
N185ZA	Cessna 185E	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2018-03-07	Valid
N2563Z	Cessna 185B	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2018-03-07	Valid
N804MM	Cessna 185F	Van Treese Kole S Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2018-02-26	Valid
N9803X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2018-02-15	Valid
N13280	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-02-02	Valid
N9868X	Cessna 185	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2017-08-18	Valid
N4022Y	Cessna 185	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2017-08-15	Valid
N185UV	Cessna 185	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2017-08-14	Valid
N5891T	Cessna 185D	Co-owned owner Alaska	Multiple	2017-07-20	Valid
N48071	Cessna 185C	Burns Craft LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2017-06-27	Valid
N878JW	Cessna 185C	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2017-05-11	Valid
N1595F	Cessna 185E	Vertical Horizon Aviation LLC Sandown, New Hampshire	Standard	2017-03-08	Valid
N4188Y	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Illinois	Multiple	2017-01-17	Valid
N4068Y	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2016-12-09	Valid
N9978X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-11-17	Valid
N185EE	Cessna 185	Thinair Ventures LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2016-08-23	Valid
N185SN	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2016-08-12	Valid
N1686Z	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2016-07-22	Valid
N9951X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2016-01-29	Valid
N185NV	Cessna 185E	Landing Gear Works LLC Renton, Washington	Standard	2016-01-20	Valid
N185HH	Cessna 185	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2015-10-15	Valid
N4072Y	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2015-09-23	Valid
N23FG	Cessna 185	State Of California Dept Of Fish & Game Sacramento, California	Restricted	2015-09-04	Valid
N158D	Cessna 185	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2015-08-05	Valid
N4001Y	Cessna 185	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-06-15	Valid
N9959X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2015-06-12	Valid
N4508F	Cessna 185E	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2015-06-11	Valid
N185CR	Cessna 185A	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N5899T	Cessna 185D	Brignac Flying Service LLC Columbus, Mississippi	Standard	2014-11-18	Valid
N4026Y	Cessna 185	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-08-15	Valid
N5877T	Cessna 185D	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2014-07-08	Valid
N9955X	Cessna 185	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-04-15	Valid
N9830X	Cessna 185	Individual owner California	Standard	2014-03-31	Valid
N1961D	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-02-25	Valid
N9957X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-02-19	Valid
N1322R	Cessna 185	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2014-02-13	Valid
N581HB	Cessna 185A	Individual owner California	Standard	2013-09-16	Valid
N9865X	Cessna 185	Irwin Flight LLC Bellingham, Washington	Standard	2013-08-28	Valid
N29970	Cessna 185	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2013-07-26	Valid
N3980Z	Cessna 185B	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-05-15	Valid
N13HW	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2013-04-12	Valid
N2564Z	Cessna 185B	Downwind Aviation LLC Kodiak, Alaska	Standard	2013-03-22	Valid
N9818X	Cessna 185	Co-owned owner North Dakota	Standard	2012-08-22	Valid
N9966X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2012-07-26	Valid
N4080Y	Cessna 185A	Panama City Cycles INC Panama City, Florida	Standard	2012-07-25	Valid
N5811T	Cessna 185C	Co-owned owner Colorado	Multiple	2012-04-05	Valid
N55AX	Cessna 185C	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2012-03-27	Valid
N5842T	Cessna 185C	Arapaho Air LLC Walnut Grove, California	Standard	2012-02-24	Valid
N4017Y	Cessna 185	17Y LLC Parma, Idaho	Standard	2011-12-12	Valid
N9812X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2011-10-12	Valid
N14407	Cessna 185C	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2011-09-26	Valid
N1318P	Cessna 185D	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2011-04-13	Valid
N9808X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2010-10-25	Valid
N9896X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2010-06-24	Valid
N9823X	Cessna 185	Top Hand INC Laurel, Montana	Standard	2010-02-03	Valid
N185WB	Cessna 185	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2009-08-25	Valid
N2545Z	Cessna 185B	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2009-08-04	Valid
N9920X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2009-08-03	Valid
N1573F	Cessna 185D	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2008-04-28	Valid
N185AL	Cessna 185	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2008-02-27	Valid
N7680Y	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2008-02-11	Valid
N185DL	Cessna 185C	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2008-01-31	Valid
N2588Z	Cessna 185B	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2007-08-25	Valid
N725	Cessna 185C	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2007-01-31	Valid
N6968Z	Cessna 185E	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2007-01-22	Valid
N185GM	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2006-04-18	Valid
N1515F	Cessna 185D	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2005-10-12	Valid
N23LH	Cessna 185	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2004-11-16	Valid
N2570Z	Cessna 185B	Individual owner New York	Standard	2004-11-08	Valid
N85BP	Cessna 185	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2003-09-03	Valid
N9822X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2003-06-04	Valid
N4019Y	Cessna 185	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	2003-04-23	Valid
N185EM	Cessna 185	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2003-04-01	Valid
N4105Y	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	2002-07-01	Valid
N1559F	Cessna 185D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2002-02-20	Valid
N459CC	Cessna 185E	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2001-10-09	Valid
N9950X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2000-10-26	Valid
N1541F	Cessna 185D	Rwr Air INC Tok, Alaska	Multiple	2000-09-11	Valid
N4074Y	Cessna 185A	Co-owned owner Oregon	Standard	2000-08-30	Valid
N564C	Cessna 185C	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2000-08-25	Valid
N9911X	Cessna 185	Desolation Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2000-04-19	Valid
N186D	Cessna 185	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1999-04-06	Valid
N111EZ	Cessna 185C	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	1997-12-16	Valid
N1529F	Cessna 185D	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1997-10-09	Valid
N1679Z	Cessna 185A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-09-24	Valid
N9851X	Cessna 185	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1997-05-14	Valid
N8209U	Cessna 185	Wrangell Mountain Air INC Palmer, Alaska	Standard	1997-01-03	Valid
N1566F	Cessna 185D	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1996-12-12	Valid