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Johnson ROCKET 185

5 on the U.S. register. Built from 1946. Florida has the most (2). 40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Johnson ROCKET 185
Photo: Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Johnson Rocket 185 on Wikipedia

About the ROCKET 185 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines
Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (4)
Seats
2
Cruise speed
about 127 mph
Built of
aluminium
Maker on the register
Johnson
Registered
earliest certificate February 1, 1965; newest February 2, 2024

Where they are owner's state

By state, as a table
aircraft
Florida2
California2
Texas1

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual240%
Corporation240%
Co-owned120%

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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
ROCKET 18551946100.0%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

0123441940
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
19404

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

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20141
20161
20221
20241

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid5100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Standard480%
None on file120%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Air Center Aviation INC2
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Air Center Aviation INC2

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Johnson ROCKET 185 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

5 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Johnson ROCKET 185s?

Florida, with 2.

Who owns the Johnson ROCKET 185?

40% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Johnson ROCKET 185s on the register built?

In 1946.

What is the Johnson ROCKET 185 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the ROCKET 185 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/johnson/rocket-185.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 5

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N9020 Johnson
ROCKET 185
Individual owner
Florida
None on file 2024-02-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N33341 Johnson
ROCKET 185
Co-owned owner
Texas
Standard 2022-12-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90202 Johnson
ROCKET 185
Air Center Aviation INC
Van Nuys, California
Standard 2016-06-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90205 Johnson
ROCKET 185
Air Center Aviation INC
Van Nuys, California
Standard 2014-03-28 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N90204 Johnson
ROCKET 185
Individual owner
Florida
Standard 1965-02-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes