N8785Z

1976 Cessna A185F

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 18502920

Registration pending

The FAA record shows a registration issue. The aircraft may not be legal to fly until it's resolved.

Registered owner

Registration Pending

Owner type: Individual
Location: Connell, WA

Registered to an individual. The FAA lists people last name first. We show the city and state only; the full mailing address is in the FAA's own record.

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna A185F
Year built: 1976
Serial number: 18502920
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 22, 1976)
Mode S code: AC172D (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)

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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Where is it now?

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