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Cessna A185F: fleet, age & accident history

Name: Cessna A185F — US fleet registrations and NTSB accident history
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Aggregate figures from the FAA Aircraft Registry (current US civil registrations) and the NTSB Aviation Accident Database. No individual owners are named on this page.

1,110currently registered

49average age (years)

1977median model year

6seats

1engines

Accident-rate context

244.1NTSB events per 1,000 registered

271NTSB events (1982–2026)

NTSB-recorded events (loaded window) involving aircraft currently registered as this model, per 1,000 currently registered. Not a safety ranking; older events and deregistered aircraft are not counted.

Where Cessna A185F aircraft are registered

Count of currently registered Cessna A185F aircraft by registration state (FAA). Aggregate counts only.

State	Registered
Alaska	312
Washington	75
Texas	64
Minnesota	51
Idaho	51
Montana	50

Cessna A185F airframes with a public accident record

These Cessna A185F aircraft are currently registered and carry at least one NTSB accident or incident record. Marked entries have a record filed under a different tail number — found by manufacturer serial number, which a search on the current N-number alone cannot surface.

N185M 1978 · 4 records prior tail number
N121EE 1979 · 4 records prior tail number
N125KT 1977 · 4 records prior tail number
N434JG 1979 · 3 records prior tail number
N1292F 1975 · 2 records prior tail number
N185AV 1977 · 2 records prior tail number
N185CV 1980 · 2 records prior tail number
N185DY 1977 · 2 records prior tail number
N185MC · 2 records prior tail number
N185MN 1979 · 2 records prior tail number
N185ND 1982 · 2 records prior tail number
N185RX 1980 · 2 records prior tail number
N185VH 1976 · 2 records prior tail number
N208SS 1974 · 2 records prior tail number
N406NW 1981 · 2 records prior tail number
N60AK 1980 · 2 records prior tail number
N667BC 1979 · 2 records prior tail number
N789N 1982 · 2 records prior tail number
N85LT · 2 records prior tail number
N955LS 1973 · 2 records prior tail number
N104TR 1976 · 1 record prior tail number
N1077A 1977 · 1 record prior tail number
N111EY 1974 · 1 record prior tail number
N122VC 1973 · 1 record prior tail number
N129KT 1975 · 1 record prior tail number
N174LS 1976 · 1 record prior tail number
N185AH 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N185AZ 1976 · 1 record prior tail number
N185BG 1977 · 1 record prior tail number
N185BR 1979 · 1 record prior tail number
N185BS 1973 · 1 record prior tail number
N185BZ 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N185CG 1982 · 1 record prior tail number
N185EC 1978 · 1 record prior tail number
N185ET 1980 · 1 record prior tail number
N185FD 1976 · 1 record prior tail number
N185H 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N185HE 1980 · 1 record prior tail number
N185HW 1974 · 1 record prior tail number
N185KD 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N185KF 1976 · 1 record prior tail number
N185KG 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N185KT 1978 · 1 record prior tail number
N185LL · 1 record prior tail number
N185LP 1977 · 1 record prior tail number
N185LS 1973 · 1 record prior tail number
N185MT 1975 · 1 record prior tail number
N185MW 1979 · 1 record prior tail number
N185NC 1974 · 1 record prior tail number
N185NJ 1978 · 1 record prior tail number
N185NT · 1 record prior tail number
N185PD 1979 · 1 record prior tail number
N185PJ · 1 record prior tail number
N185PX 1975 · 1 record prior tail number
N185RC 1980 · 1 record prior tail number
N185RD 1972 · 1 record prior tail number
N185RM 1979 · 1 record prior tail number
N185SV 1980 · 1 record prior tail number
N185TK 1981 · 1 record prior tail number
N185VV 1985 · 1 record prior tail number

Showing 60 of 172 — look up any tail number to check one that isn't listed.

Other Cessna models

172M · 3,581 registered
172N · 3,139 registered
182P · 2,100 registered
172S · 1,915 registered
172 · 1,805 registered
152 · 1,635 registered
140 · 1,599 registered
182Q · 1,564 registered

Was this Cessna A185F ever wrecked under a different tail number?

The free registries search by current tail number — so a Cessna A185F that was wrecked, rebuilt, and re-registered under a new N-number shows clean on every one of them. The accident stays filed under the tail the airframe wore at the time. The $79 report cross-matches by manufacturer serial number to surface that hidden history — plus every registrant on record, registration expiry, recent FAA filings (the lien signal), and the full NTSB narrative for each event. Delivered instantly, no account, no ads.

Look up a Cessna A185F by tail number What's in the $79 report

This is an informational report compiled from public FAA and NTSB records. It is not a title search, lien abstract, or airworthiness determination, and does not replace a pre-purchase inspection. Liens and encumbrances require the certified FAA records — not included in the instant report.

source: FAA Aircraft Registry source: NTSB FAA data as of 2026-08-17 computed 2026-08-24