Cessna A185 Skywagon
1,372 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1966 to 1993; half of them date from 1976 or earlier. Alaska has the most (407). 42% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the A185 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series (1,145), Cont Motor Io-520-D (72), Cont Motor Io-550 Series (27)
- Seats
- 6
- Cruise speed
- about 127 mph
- Makers on the register
- Cessna, Cessna Aircraft Co
- Registered
- earliest certificate September 26, 1975; newest October 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Alaska407Washington95Texas75Montana66Minnesota62Idaho57Colorado57Maine48California48Oregon43Arizona34Florida24
Who owns them registrant type
Individual626 (46%)LLC367 (27%)Co-owned167 (12%)Corporation147 (11%)Government44 (3%)Partnership20 (1%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 206 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid1,353 (99%)Pending9 (0.7%)Sale reported6 (0.4%)Valid (manufacturer)1 (0.1%)Reports overdue1 (0.1%)Pending cancellation1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard1,151 (84%)Multiple110 (8%)Restricted58 (4%)None on file48 (3%)Experimental5 (0.4%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC10United States Department Of Interior8State Of Alaska5Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee5Wings Of Blessing4State Of North Carolina4Aeropod INC4State Of Utah3State Of Minnesota3Bas Part Sales LLC3Yukon Air Service INC2Withrotor Aviation INC2
Fleet pages: Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC · United States Department Of Interior · State Of Alaska · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · State Of North Carolina · Aeropod INC · State Of Utah · State Of Minnesota
Accident history NTSB records · 387 cases since 1982, 52 fatal
2026-08-09ANC26LA081 · A185F N7336H · accident near Hope, AK · minor injuries
2026-08-08WPR26LA298 · A185F N185 · accident near Reno, NV · no injuries
2026-06-27WPR26LA238 · A185F N151PB · accident near Angel Fire, NM · minor injuries
2026-05-31ANC26LA050 · A185F N2821Q · accident near Steele Creek, AK · no injuries
2026-05-12ERA26FA205 · A185F N61368 · accident near Avon, ME · 1 killed
2026-04-24ANC26LA032 · A185F N92DC · accident near Aniak, AK · no injuries
2026-03-28ANC26LA022 · A185F N94237 · accident near Skwentna, AK · no injuries
2025-08-23WPR25LA263 · A185F N185GG · accident near Lakeview, OR · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 387 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna A185 Skywagon aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
1,372 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna A185s?
Alaska, with 407.
Who owns the Cessna A185?
42% 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 · 1,372
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N714QK | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2026-10-02 | Valid |
| N606PB | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-10-01 | Valid |
| N400K | Cessna A185F |
Clydesdale Asset Management LLC Park City, Utah |
Standard | 2026-09-30 | Valid |
| N222XL | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N3367R | Cessna A185F |
Ullr Aviation LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-16 | Valid |
| N1618M | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-10 | Valid |
| N8400Q | Cessna A185F |
Spillman Aviation LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N93229 | Cessna A185F |
Back Country Club LLC Crawford, Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N185JN | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-05 | Valid |
| N185JW | Cessna A185F |
5Jw LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Multiple | 2026-09-02 | Valid |
| N22CB | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-08-30 | Valid |
| N1475F | Cessna A185F |
Ac Group LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2026-08-27 | Valid |
| N34NC | Cessna A185F |
Spencer Coastal Air LLC Ellsworth, Maine |
Standard | 2026-08-26 | Valid |
| N185 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-24 | Valid |
| N185ME | Cessna A185F |
Strength LLC Brandon, Mississippi |
Standard | 2026-08-21 | Valid |
| N1820R | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
Restricted | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N91PH | Cessna Aircraft Co A185F |
Individual owner Michigan |
None on file | 2026-08-06 | Valid |
| N86PR | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-07-30 | Valid |
| N994RJ | Cessna A185F |
Airline Pilot Careers LLC Champlin, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-07-28 | Valid |
| N3463Y | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2026-07-23 | Valid |
| N28JE | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-07-22 | Valid |
| N185EJ | Cessna A185F |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-07-17 | Valid |
| N2431Y | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N76SC | Cessna A185F |
Beaver Creek Adventures LLC Bangor, Maine |
Standard | 2026-07-13 | Valid |
| N6135E | Cessna A185F |
Ace Aviation LLC Mankato, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-06-28 | Valid |
| N6046N | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Illinois |
Standard | 2026-06-27 | Valid |
| N165DB | Cessna A185F |
Cloud 916 LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N1790R | Cessna A185F |
Black Dog Holding INC Pleasant Valley, New York |
Standard | 2026-06-24 | Valid |
| N3308S | Cessna A185F |
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-06-15 | Valid |
| N61516 | Cessna A185F |
Zaikof Bay LLC Jackson, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-06-12 | Valid |
| N379JT | Cessna A185F |
N379Jt LLC Spokane, Washington |
Restricted | 2026-06-09 | Valid |
| N94266 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2026-05-29 | Valid |
| N85SN | Cessna A185E |
Sn INC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2026-05-28 | Valid |
| N174LS | Cessna A185F |
N174Ls LLC Middlebury, Connecticut |
Standard | 2026-05-13 | Valid |
| N4534F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | Valid |
| N95DM | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2026-05-09 | Valid |
| N156KC | Cessna A185F |
Whitney Aviation LLC Derry, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2026-05-08 | Valid |
| N124UA | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2026-05-05 | Valid |
| N2821Q | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | Valid |
| N4611E | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | Valid |
| N686MG | Cessna A185F |
Mike Golf Holdings LLC Pinellas Park, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-05 | Valid |
| N4689C | Cessna A185F |
Aeropod INC Aurora, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-03-31 | Valid |
| N185RT | Cessna A185F |
Redwagon Transport LLC Spokane, Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-15 | Valid |
| N211SW | Cessna A185F |
Orion Aviation LLC Jeffersonville, Indiana |
Standard | 2026-03-13 | Valid |
| N1979U | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | Valid |
| N7574N | Cessna A185F |
Float Plane Services LLC Saint Petersburg, Florida |
Standard | 2026-03-09 | Valid |
| N4548F | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | Valid |
| N185JF | Cessna A185E |
Bird Dog Aircraft LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | Valid |
| N185HR | Cessna A185F |
Air Sprayers INC Two Buttes, Colorado |
Standard | 2026-02-28 | Valid |
| N60X | Cessna A185F |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-21 | Valid |
| N7595Q | Cessna A185F |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-19 | Valid |
| N338H | Cessna A185F |
Capital Holdings Fund IV LLC Boca Raton, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-14 | Valid |
| N107TY | Cessna Aircraft Co A185F |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
None on file | 2026-02-11 | Valid |
| N4549F | Cessna A185E |
Metroaire LLC Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-09 | Valid |
| N185JH | Cessna A185F |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N185MW | Cessna A185F |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N185X | Cessna A185F |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N6497E | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-06 | Valid |
| N5727N | Cessna A185F |
Qualitair LLC Micheistadt, |
Standard | 2026-02-02 | Valid |
| N1023F | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | Valid |
| N1799R | Cessna A185F |
Air Support 1 INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-01-22 | Valid |
| N6397E | Cessna A185F |
North Country Aviation Aircraft Leasing LLC Bingham, Maine |
Standard | 2026-01-13 | Valid |
| N6705H | Cessna A185F |
Kobuk Valley Outfitters CO Kiana, Alaska |
Standard | 2026-01-09 | Valid |
| N70194 | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | Valid |
| N81HW | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2026-01-04 | Valid |
| N59AJ | Cessna A185F |
Bird Dog Aircraft LLC Billings, Montana |
Experimental | 2025-12-18 | Valid |
| N3347L | Cessna A185E |
Acumen Aerotech LLC Rogers, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | Valid |
| N224CH | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N619VM | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-12-08 | Valid |
| N185ZZ | Cessna A185E |
Leading Edge LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | Valid |
| N185JS | Cessna A185F |
N185Js LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | Valid |
| N9269U | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Louisiana |
None on file | 2025-12-05 | Valid |
| N2756J | Cessna A185E |
Squatch Air LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | Valid |
| N6955N | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | Valid |
| N1225Q | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | Valid |
| N185RM | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-11-19 | Valid |
| N2678S | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-11-18 | Valid |
| N1995U | Cessna A185E |
Withheld at owner's request | Multiple | 2025-11-15 | Valid |
| N185AE | Cessna A185F |
Dbl LLC Hays, Kansas |
Multiple | 2025-11-10 | Valid |
| N70438 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-11-10 | Valid |
| N113LC | Cessna A185E |
Lcd Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | Valid |
| N23LK | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2025-11-05 | Valid |
| N4961E | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2025-11-03 | Valid |
| N111C | Cessna A185F |
Ace'S Hangar LLC Bentonville, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-10-29 | Valid |
| N434JG | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-10-28 | Valid |
| N66BL | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-10-27 | Valid |
| N4935Q | Cessna A185F |
Haygar Berlin INC Shorewood, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-10-25 | Valid |
| N3375S | Cessna A185F |
N1811 LLC Aurora, Oregon |
None on file | 2025-10-21 | Valid |
| N4911E | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-16 | Valid |
| N5412E | Cessna A185F |
Sierra Skywagons LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-15 | Valid |
| N124LR | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | Valid |
| N4185P | Cessna A185E |
Flying Woody LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | Valid |
| N185FT | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-19 | Valid |
| N1852R | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-18 | Valid |
| N80124 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-17 | Valid |
| N6994H | Cessna A185F |
Mach 2 LLC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Multiple | 2025-09-15 | Valid |
| N2749J | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | Valid |
| N9F | Cessna A185F |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2025-09-10 | Valid |
| N47428 | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N185HS | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-08-26 | Valid |
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