N8536K

1969 Cessna A185E

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18501573

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jun 30, 2030.

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185E
Year built: 1969
Serial number: 18501573
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 Jul 23, 1981)
Mode S code: ABB5B1 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Jun 9, 2023 · last FAA action Jun 9, 2023

Past registrations of N8536K

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

Oct 4, 1955 1950 Stinson 108-1 · serial 108-1536 Moody Hunter C dba · Decatur, IL

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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