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N5494E

1979 Cessna A185F

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18503983

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until May 31, 2028.

Registered owner

Bloom William K

Owner type: Partnership
Address: Po Box 1283, Wrangell, AK 99929
Also named: Bloom Michelle D

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185F
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18503983
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 · Standard airworthiness (issued Jan 4, 1980)
Mode S code: A6FC44 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Sep 21, 2000 · last FAA action May 12, 2023

Past registrations of N5494E

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

Jun 26, 1970 Bensen Gyrocopter RSB · serial RSB-1 Bock Ralph S · Manhattan, KS

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

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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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