N8717Q

1979 Cessna A185F

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18503757

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Apr 30, 2030.

Registered owner

State of Alaska

Owner type: Government
Address: Po Box 1148, Nome, AK 99762
Also named: Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Wildlife Conservation Division
Fleet: 50 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185F
Year built: 1979
Serial number: 18503757
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 Feb 20, 1979)
Mode S code: ABFD69 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: May 3, 1979 · last FAA action Oct 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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