N72WE

1979 Cessna A185F

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18503854

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2030.

Registered owner

West Elk Air LLC

Owner type: LLC
Address: 1 Airport Rd HNGR 13, Gunnison, CO 81230
Fleet: 4 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185F
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18503854
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor IO-550-D · 300 hp
Seats: 6
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Nov 29, 2023)
Mode S code: A9A32C (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 20, 2023 · last FAA action Nov 20, 2023

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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