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 · 1,120 A185F (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1662R | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | Valid |
| N401D | Cessna A185F |
Salsola Logistics LLC Douglas, Wyoming |
Standard | 2025-06-11 | Valid |
| N864AK | Cessna A185F |
Northern Waters LLC Livingston, Montana |
Standard | 2025-06-04 | Valid |
| N61102 | Cessna A185F |
R&G Leasing LLP Waterford, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2025-05-30 | Valid |
| N812F | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-05-21 | Valid |
| N1282F | Cessna A185F |
Rainbow River Lodge Aviation LLC Alpine, Utah |
Standard | 2025-05-19 | Valid |
| N185TS | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Missouri |
Standard | 2025-05-15 | Valid |
| N185TT | Cessna A185F |
Lucky Irishman LLC Pebble Beach, California |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | Valid |
| N93904 | Cessna A185F |
Wagon Air LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N509PG | Cessna A185F |
Lake Stories LLC Crosslake, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-04-30 | Valid |
| N61119 | Cessna A185F |
Small Aviation No 3 LLC Villa Rica, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | Valid |
| N185ML | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2025-04-13 | Valid |
| N9494N | Cessna A185F |
Maine Department Of Inland Fisheries And Wildlife Augusta, Maine |
Standard | 2025-04-04 | Valid |
| N61885 | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-04-01 | Valid |
| N4364Q | Cessna A185F |
Stotts Boys Aviation LLC Corcoran, Minnesota |
Standard | 2025-03-31 | Valid |
| N2233R | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-03-28 | Valid |
| N13WW | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Maine |
Standard | 2025-03-23 | Valid |
| N4756E | Cessna A185F |
Aero Missions INC Sylacauga, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-03-05 | Valid |
| N8812 | Cessna A185F |
Zzz Aviation LLC Newberg, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-03-03 | Valid |
| N318NR | Cessna A185F |
Northern Arizona Investment Group LLC Prescott, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | Valid |
| N85LZ | Cessna Aircraft Co A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | Valid |
| N76PH | Cessna Aircraft Co A185F |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2025-02-24 | Valid |
| N8285 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-02-24 | Valid |
| N8375Q | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | Valid |
| N7565H | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | Valid |
| N1005F | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | Valid |
| N93025 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-29 | Valid |
| N3469Y | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2025-01-25 | Valid |
| N8414Q | Cessna A185F |
Skywaggin LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-01-22 | Valid |
| N241WM | Cessna A185F |
Wildman Air LLC Mckinney, Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-20 | Valid |
| N3382S | Cessna A185F |
Northern Sonic Alaska INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | Valid |
| N94260 | Cessna A185F |
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-14 | Valid |
| N93797 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Kansas |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | Valid |
| N185HW | Cessna A185F |
Standard | 2025-01-10 | Valid | |
| N4841C | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | Valid |
| N53055 | Cessna A185F |
Echo Lake Air LLC Soldotna, Alaska |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | Valid |
| N151PB | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2024-12-21 | Valid |
| N93030 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-12-12 | Valid |
| N1677R | Cessna A185F |
Yarger Denim B Laurel, Montana |
Standard | 2024-12-09 | Valid |
| N185NT | Cessna A185F |
None on file | 2024-12-05 | Valid | |
| N4752Q | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N93814 | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-10-29 | Valid |
| N4948C | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-10-25 | Valid |
| N185TD | Cessna A185F |
Hagl Aviation LLC Sunray, Texas |
Standard | 2024-10-21 | Valid |
| N185RF | Cessna A185F |
Cielo Azul LLC Sheridan, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-09-26 | Valid |
| N85JX | Cessna A185F |
Kahonees Air Service LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-09-25 | Valid |
| N6895H | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-09-24 | Valid |
| N735HB | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-09-16 | Valid |
| N5159R | Cessna A185F |
Backcountry Adventures LLC Big Lake, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-08-26 | Valid |
| N750PM | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-08-23 | Valid |
| N1237 | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-08-15 | Valid |
| N98JB | Cessna A185F |
Flight1 Hsw LLC Norwood, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-08-14 | Valid |
| N71R | Cessna A185F |
Taliaferro Aviation LLC Ardmore, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-08-10 | Valid |
| N888DK | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-08-01 | Valid |
| N185GS | Cessna A185F |
Promotive LLC Glade Springs, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-07-29 | Valid |
| N185PJ | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2024-07-28 | Valid |
| N185FP | Cessna A185F |
Skywagon Leasing Service LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-07-19 | Valid |
| N728VP | Cessna A185F |
Lkc Holdings INC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2024-07-08 | Valid |
| N8138Q | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-07-05 | Valid |
| N93769 | Cessna A185F |
Sourdough Air Service INC Fairbanks, Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-07-02 | Valid |
| N8310Q | Cessna A185F |
Raven Girl LLC Eagle River, Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-06-21 | Valid |
| N185EC | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-06-20 | Valid |
| N357LC | Cessna A185F |
Skywagon Ventures LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-06-18 | Valid |
| N9960N | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-06-15 | Valid |
| N98PB | Cessna A185F |
Ferry Services CORP Cresson, Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-13 | Valid |
| N185CV | Cessna A185F |
185 LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-06-03 | Valid |
| N21832 | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-05-31 | Valid |
| N185BR | Cessna A185F |
Delta Sierra LLC Waterloo, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-05-15 | Valid |
| N714NT | Cessna A185F |
J&K Transportation LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2024-05-15 | Valid |
| N185RJ | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-05-06 | Valid |
| N185CJ | Cessna A185F |
Dg Air LLC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-05-04 | Valid |
| N185FA | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2024-05-01 | Valid |
| N74DF | Cessna A185F |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2024-04-29 | Valid |
| N306TC | Cessna A185F |
N306Tc LLC Greenwich, Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-04-17 | Valid |
| N97DS | Cessna A185F |
Wmg Aviation LLC Ketchum, Idaho |
Standard | 2024-04-17 | Valid |
| N185PW | Cessna A185F |
Sky Bear LLC Marfa, Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-11 | Valid |
| N185SQ | Cessna A185F |
Snider Helicopter Service LLC Turner, Montana |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | Valid |
| N4843C | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2024-04-09 | Valid |
| N1056F | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2024-04-01 | Valid |
| N8484Q | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-03-21 | Valid |
| N3378S | Cessna A185F |
M Mercer Livestock Transportation LLC Hyattville, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | Valid |
| N85KA | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-08 | Valid |
| N185LL | Cessna A185F |
North River Air LLC Kodiak, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-03-07 | Valid |
| N185WG | Cessna A185F |
Pioneer General Engineering INC Fallon, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | Valid |
| N185GB | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-02-27 | Valid |
| N333SJ | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2024-02-17 | Valid |
| N185HK | Cessna A185F |
Mro Aviation Enterprises LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Multiple | 2024-02-08 | Valid |
| N185NR | Cessna A185F |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | Valid | |
| N1678R | Cessna A185F |
Pureflight Aviation Training LLC Newberg, Oregon |
Standard | 2024-01-30 | Valid |
| N185DT | Cessna A185F |
N185Dt LLC Wasilla, Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-30 | Valid |
| N8717Z | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-01-28 | Valid |
| N185BZ | Cessna A185F |
Clear Blue Sky Aviation LLC Bozeman, Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-25 | Valid |
| N60969 | Cessna A185F |
Northwest Aviation LLC Whitefish, Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N7239E | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N9676H | Cessna A185F |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N7701F | Cessna A185F |
Withheld at owner's request | None on file | 2024-01-15 | Valid |
| N5227R | Cessna A185F |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-01-14 | Valid |
| N185YV | Cessna A185F |
Cul-Aircorp INC Wellington, Florida |
Standard | 2024-01-10 | Valid |
| N185BF | Cessna A185F |
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC Palmer, Alaska |
Multiple | 2024-01-09 | Valid |
| N2449J | Cessna A185F |
Skydance Northwestern INC Minden, Nevada |
Restricted | 2024-01-08 | Valid |