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N20786

1976 Cessna A185F

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18503042

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Oct 31, 2027.

Registered owner

State of Alaska

Owner type: Government
Address: 4827 Aircraft Drive, Anchorage, AK 99502
Also named: Department of Public Safety A/c; Division of Fish & Wildlife
Fleet: 50 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185F
Year built: 1976
Serial number: 18503042
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Seats: 6
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated
Mode S code: A1AF93 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jul 1, 1982 · last FAA action Mar 24, 2023

Past registrations of N20786

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Oct 6, 1955 Cessna T-50 · serial 4644 Minocqua Airways Inc · Minocqua, WI

What a Cessna 180/185 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 180/185, not this aircraft: Tomás Del Coro from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Check the official record

This page mirrors the FAA's public registry file dated Oct 30, 2026. The FAA's own N-number inquiry is the official record, with the full owner address and documents.

Where is it now?

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