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 · 389 cases since 1982, 53 fatal
2026-09-26WPR26LA360 · A185F N185BZ · accident near Livingston, MT · no injuries
2026-09-15ANC26FA105 · A185F N4358Q · accident near Stony River, AK · 2 killed
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
The 8 most recent of 389 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 · 252 A185E (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1618M | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-09-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N85SN | Cessna A185E |
Sn INC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2026-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4534F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1979U | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2026-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4548F | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185JF | Cessna A185E |
Bird Dog Aircraft LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4549F | Cessna A185E |
Metroaire LLC Mc Kees Rocks, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-02-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70194 | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2026-01-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3347L | Cessna A185E |
Acumen Aerotech LLC Rogers, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185ZZ | Cessna A185E |
Leading Edge LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2756J | Cessna A185E |
Squatch Air LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1995U | Cessna A185E |
Withheld at owner's request | Multiple | 2025-11-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N113LC | Cessna A185E |
Lcd Aviation CORP Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124LR | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4185P | Cessna A185E |
Flying Woody LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2025-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2749J | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-09-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47428 | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185RW | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2025-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N48061 | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-04-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3399L | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-04-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N691DE | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N863GW | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2024-12-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4759Q | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4750Q | Cessna A185E |
Delaware C Plane INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23CC | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4557F | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Maine |
Standard | 2024-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4541F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2024-12-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4579F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3385L | Cessna A185E |
Tonka Seaplanes LLC Minnetonka, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185WF | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2219T | Cessna A185E |
Dls Holdings INC Arlington, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3351L | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N550RW | Cessna A185E |
Nine Six Livestock CO Sterling City, Texas |
Standard | 2024-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70022 | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N406GG | Cessna A185E |
Cedar Creek CORP Red Bluff, California |
Standard | 2024-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N518HJ | Cessna A185E |
Armstrong Consolidated LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65EA | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2024-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4538F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N641DA | Cessna A185E |
Cavu Aviation LLC Lake Geneva, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2024-04-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185WC | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4554F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-03-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4775Q | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185WK | Cessna A185E |
Intrepid Air LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70097 | Cessna A185E |
Family Air Tours LLC Ketchikan, Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-01-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N278HJ | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1686M | Cessna A185E |
Terrastar LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185ES | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1613M | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1692M | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70026 | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N87TM | Cessna A185E |
Universal Aviation LLC Macon, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3357L | Cessna A185E |
Mark II Aviation LLC Corvallis, Montana |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4573F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185JM | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2023-07-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70070 | Cessna A185E |
Bay Air INC Dillingham, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2215T | Cessna A185E |
Backcountry Wagons LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8536K | Cessna A185E |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-06-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4558F | Cessna A185E |
N4558F LLC Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1999U | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-05-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N50AU | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-05-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70085 | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3086W | Cessna A185E |
Altair Aircraft LLC Gainesville, Florida |
Standard | 2023-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8993W | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4721Q | Cessna A185E |
Xtreme Attitudes LLC Sanford, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N36ZN | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2724J | Cessna A185E |
Horseshoe Air LLC Pella, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-02-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2768J | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185BH | Cessna A185E |
Hawkins William G Sheridan, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2233T | Cessna A185E |
Seward Air Taxi LLC Seward, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4764Q | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N418PC | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2022-11-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67DS | Cessna A185E |
Hangar 39 LLC Culpeper, Virginia |
Standard | 2022-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N694BK | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2022-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4757Q | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
None on file | 2022-09-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70232 | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Michigan |
None on file | 2022-07-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70183 | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2022-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515MA | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2022-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N748WP | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2022-03-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N33FC | Cessna A185E |
Reece Trucking And Excavating INC Marysville, Washington |
Standard | 2022-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3375L | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2021-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2231T | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1694M | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5859J | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2021-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185MP | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4507F | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N572E | Cessna A185E |
Echo Air LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2021-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2241T | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185GL | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Standard | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N531H | Cessna A185E |
Acadian Aircraft Leasing LLC Rangeley, Maine |
Standard | 2021-08-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185JJ | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2021-07-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4720Q | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-06-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2229X | Cessna A185E |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2021-03-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N70084 | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2021-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1954U | Cessna A185E |
Aircraft Structural Repair INC Hamilton, Montana |
Standard | 2020-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185SZ | Cessna A185E |
Bredin Thomas W Anchorage, Alaska |
Multiple | 2020-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N766M | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Utah |
Restricted | 2020-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N185NU | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner District of Columbia |
Standard | 2020-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5805J | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N20RS | Cessna A185E |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2020-07-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1667M | Cessna A185E |
Ten Mile Ranch INC Vale, Oregon |
Standard | 2020-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
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