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

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

Version	Registered	Built	Share
A185F	1,120	1965 to 1993	81.6%
A185E	252	1966 to 1981	18.4%

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

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 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
N8377Q	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2023-06-18	Valid
N77TA	Cessna Aircraft Co A185F	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-06-16	Valid
N4095A	Cessna A185F	Valiair Limited Company Trustee Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2023-06-15	Valid
N627DJ	Cessna Aircraft Co A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2023-06-15	Valid
N185ET	Cessna A185F	Taliaferro Aviation LLC Ardmore, Oklahoma	Standard	2023-06-11	Valid
N2215T	Cessna A185E	Backcountry Wagons LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2023-06-09	Valid
N8536K	Cessna A185E	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2023-06-09	Valid
N121EE	Cessna A185F	Sheldon Air Service LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Standard	2023-06-07	Valid
N185TN	Cessna A185F	Rw Skywagons LLC Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin	Standard	2023-06-07	Valid
N192JR	Cessna A185F	Cessna 185 LLC Birmingham, Michigan	Multiple	2023-06-07	Valid
N278CF	Cessna A185F	Infinity Aviation LLC Mandan, North Dakota	Standard	2023-06-01	Valid
N185JK	Cessna A185F	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-05-31	Valid
N926HM	Cessna A185F	Western Enterprise LLC Pueblo, Colorado	Standard	2023-05-29	Valid
N4558F	Cessna A185E	N4558F LLC Columbus, Ohio	Standard	2023-05-28	Valid
N1999U	Cessna A185E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-05-26	Valid
N185DS	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-05-23	Valid
N62EC	Cessna A185F	Sharp Aviation LLC Pauls Valley, Oklahoma	Standard	2023-05-22	Valid
N50AU	Cessna A185E	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-05-20	Valid
N53046	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2023-05-19	Valid
N8192E	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2023-05-17	Valid
N4762E	Cessna A185F	Fly185 LLC Estes Park, Colorado	Standard	2023-05-16	Valid
N5370E	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner Idaho	Standard	2023-05-09	Valid
N1222F	Cessna A185F	Velocity Sport LLC Cedar Falls, Iowa	Standard	2023-05-08	Valid
N185MG	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-05-08	Valid
N5278E	Cessna A185F	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-05-06	Valid
N185KQ	Cessna Aircraft Co A185F	Leonard Investments Management LLC Palm Beach, Florida	Standard	2023-05-02	Valid
N70085	Cessna A185E	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2023-04-26	Valid
N185CA	Cessna A185F	Sikes Farms LLC Collins, Georgia	Standard	2023-04-22	Valid
N3086W	Cessna A185E	Altair Aircraft LLC Gainesville, Florida	Standard	2023-04-18	Valid
N185ND	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2023-04-16	Valid
N4825E	Cessna A185F	Paris Enterprises LLC Atlanta, Georgia	Multiple	2023-04-16	Valid
N3953P	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-04-15	Valid
N4504N	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2023-04-13	Valid
N4800Q	Cessna A185F	Van Bortel INC Victor, New York	Standard	2023-04-12	Valid
N185TC	Cessna A185F	Montana Jet LLC Bozeman, Montana	Standard	2023-04-11	Valid
N3452Y	Cessna A185F		Multiple	2023-04-07	Valid
N185VH	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	2023-04-04	Valid
N1431E	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2023-04-01	Valid
N137LK	Cessna A185F	Stubby Wings LLC Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Standard	2023-03-28	Valid
N185BB	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-03-27	Valid
N714QZ	Cessna A185F	20925 Harper Rd LLC Bend, Oregon	Standard	2023-03-27	Valid
N91MW	Cessna A185F	Sub C Air LLC Spring, Texas	None on file	2023-03-25	Valid
N185TM	Cessna A185F	1521 LLC Antigo, Wisconsin	Standard	2023-03-22	Valid
N24CJ	Cessna A185F	Atluas LLC Anna, Texas	Restricted	2023-03-21	Valid
N70468	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2023-03-20	Valid
N8993W	Cessna A185E	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2023-03-15	Valid
N851AK	Cessna A185F	Incline Tahoe Ventures LLC Incline Village, Nevada	Standard	2023-03-12	Valid
N4721Q	Cessna A185E	Xtreme Attitudes LLC Sanford, North Carolina	Standard	2023-03-11	Valid
N36ZN	Cessna A185E	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2023-03-10	Valid
N23AZ	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2023-03-08	Valid
N4918Q	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-03-03	Valid
N61861	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-03-02	Valid
N39CC	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2023-02-25	Valid
N2724J	Cessna A185E	Horseshoe Air LLC Pella, Iowa	Standard	2023-02-20	Valid
N1831R	Cessna A185F	C & D Aviation LLC Brentwood, California	Standard	2023-02-18	Valid
N2768J	Cessna A185E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-02-13	Valid
N73JJ	Cessna A185F	Jj Ventures LLC Billings, Montana	Standard	2023-02-13	Valid
N8456Q	Cessna A185F	Happy Wings LLC Erie, Colorado	Multiple	2023-02-08	Valid
N185WR	Cessna A185F	Northwoods Aviation INC Cadillac, Michigan	Multiple	2023-01-31	Valid
N94061	Cessna A185F	Guinn LLC Bothell, Washington	Standard	2023-01-31	Valid
N185PK	Cessna A185F	Sundance Holdings LLC Webster, New York	Standard	2023-01-27	Valid
N185BH	Cessna A185E	Hawkins William G Sheridan, Oregon	Standard	2023-01-18	Valid
N4943E	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-01-16	Valid
N93276	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Restricted	2023-01-14	Valid
N2233T	Cessna A185E	Seward Air Taxi LLC Seward, Alaska	Standard	2023-01-07	Valid
N185MS	Cessna A185F	Dragon Wagon LLC Clackamas, Oregon	Standard	2023-01-03	Valid
N1825R	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2023-01-02	Valid
N185KT	Cessna A185F	Lone Peak Air LLC Gillette, Wyoming	Standard	2022-12-31	Valid
N4764Q	Cessna A185E	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-29	Valid
N1775R	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-28	Valid
N113TB	Cessna A185F	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-12-22	Valid
N208SS	Cessna A185F	Seldom Seen Aviation Northwest INC Stevensville, Montana	Standard	2022-12-19	Valid
N747AQ	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2022-12-17	Valid
N4855C	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-12-14	Valid
N2W	Cessna A185F	Seldom Seen Aviation Northwest INC Stevensville, Montana	Standard	2022-12-12	Valid
N185LY	Cessna A185F	Awesome Classics LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2022-12-10	Valid
N8760Q	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-12-03	Valid
N185AQ	Cessna A185F	2F Trade LLC Collinsville, Texas	None on file	2022-11-29	Valid
N185PM	Cessna A185F	Moody Bible Institute Of Chicago Spokane Valley, Washington	Standard	2022-11-26	Valid
N185JL	Cessna A185F	Potomac Street Partners LLP Centennial, Colorado	Standard	2022-11-22	Valid
N1836R	Cessna A185F	Bc Properties LLC Anchorage, Alaska	Multiple	2022-11-21	Valid
N907AK	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2022-11-19	Valid
N185AV	Cessna A185F	Remote Access Aviation LLC Saint Albans, Vermont	Standard	2022-11-16	Valid
N418PC	Cessna A185E	Co-owned owner Kansas	Standard	2022-11-14	Valid
N67DS	Cessna A185E	Hangar 39 LLC Culpeper, Virginia	Standard	2022-11-05	Valid
N93055	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2022-11-05	Valid
N9533H	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2022-11-05	Valid
N185PC	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-11-02	Valid
N694BK	Cessna A185E	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-10-28	Valid
N4506C	Cessna A185F	Iliamna Copper River Fly Fishing Lodge LLC Livingston, Montana	Standard	2022-10-25	Valid
N80069	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-10-24	Valid
N185VG	Cessna A185F	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2022-10-20	Valid
N4280Q	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner New York	Standard	2022-10-14	Valid
N1047F	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-10-11	Valid
N4638E	Cessna A185F	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2022-09-23	Valid
N80256	Cessna A185F	Dew Farms INC Ulysses, Kansas	Standard	2022-09-22	Valid
N8081E	Cessna A185F	Flying Horseman Ranch LLC Stuart, Virginia	Standard	2022-09-10	Valid
N185RP	Cessna A185F	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-09-03	Valid
N4757Q	Cessna A185E	Co-owned owner Alaska	None on file	2022-09-03	Valid
N34K	Cessna A185F	Ch Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-08-10	Valid