185A — Cessna Aircraft Company 185A
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 92
- Active
- 70
- Origin
- US
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C185 C185 | — | 1,500 kg | 700 nm | 145 kt | 5 |
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The FAA paperwork
TCDS 3A24 · 38 · issued 2006-05-03
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS 3A24), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
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64 yearsmedian age
Of the 63 registered Cessna Aircraft Company 185A with a known build year (68% of the 92 we track), the median age is 64 years.
4changed registration in 12 months
4 of the 92 registered Cessna Aircraft Company 185A we track changed registration in the last 12 months (4% of the fleet), across 4 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 7
- Tracked flights
- 37
- Tracked flight hours
- 74
- Share of fleet flying
- 8%
7 Cessna Aircraft Company 185A were tracked flying in the last 90 days (8% of the registered fleet), across 37 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
Cessna Aircraft Company 185A manuals & documents
41 documents for the Cessna Aircraft Company 185 family — Service Bulletins · Weight And Balance · Avionics Manual · Advisory Circular · Service Manual · Airworthiness Directives · Performance Data · Performance · Pilot's Operating Handbook · Pilot's Operating Handbook · Checklist · Flight Manual · Maintenance Manual · Training Manual · Service Bulletins · Specifications · Other Documents. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
No documents are catalogued for the 185A specifically; these are the Cessna Aircraft Company 185 family documents.
This Supplemental Airplane Flight Manual is specifically designed for the Cessna 185 series floatplanes equipped with Aerocet Model 3400 amphibious seaplane floats. It provides essential information regarding the operation, limitations, and performance of the aircraft when modified with these floats. The manual is FAA approved and must be carried in the aircraft whenever the Aerocet floats are installed. It supersedes the basic airplane markings and placards, as well as the standard Airplane Flight Manual for the Cessna 185. Pilots and operators will find detailed procedures for normal operations, emergency situations, and performance specifications tailored to the floatplane configuration. This document is crucial for ensuring safe and effective operation of the aircraft in its modified state.
- Stall speed (flaps up): 60 KCAS; (flaps down): 51 KCAS.
- Maximum ramp weight: 3362 lbs; Maximum takeoff and landing weight: 3350 lbs.
- Center of gravity range: +40.0 to +46.5 inches at max gross weight.
- Emergency landing airspeed: 73 KIAS (flaps up); 68 KIAS (flaps down).
- Takeoff with known hull leaks or structural damage is prohibited.
Service Bulletins
Weight And Balance
Avionics Manual
Advisory Circular
Service Manual
Airworthiness Directives
- Airworthiness Directive - AD/CESSNA 185/46 - Fuel Strainer - CASA20002 pages· 14 KB· via services.casa.gov.au
- SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES19881 pages· 10 KB· via services.casa.gov.au
- Airworthiness Directive - Aeroplaning19793 pages· 41 KB· via www.aeroplaning.com
- SCHEDULE OF AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES19681 pages· 9 KB· via services.casa.gov.au
Performance Data
Pilot's Operating Handbook
Pilot's Operating Handbook
Checklist
Flight Manual
Maintenance Manual
Training Manual
Service Bulletins
Specifications
- Ethernet Media Specifications Technical Data202422 pages· 4.1 MB· via literature.rockwellautomation.com
- MICRO SWITCH V15 Series Basic Switch Datasheet202211 pages· 2.1 MB· via prod-edam.honeywell.com
- COST-EFFECTIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION20212 pages· 4.0 MB· via www.motorolasolutions.com
- Specifications for: XL-185P Portable Radio20204 pages· 250 KB· via www.l3harris.com
- RFID Specifications201930 pages· 2.5 MB· via literature.rockwellautomation.com
- MODEL MX183, MX184, MX185 MICROPHONES20023 pages· 121 KB· via content-files.shure.com
- Specifications for the CESSNA 1854 pages· 289 KB· via timesmicrowave.com
- Specifications for the Cessna 1854 pages· 208 KB· via timesmicrowave.com
Other Documents
- SUPERVISORY HANDBOOK ON THE VALIDATION OF IRB RATING SYSTEMS202396 pages· 2.3 MB· via www.eba.europa.eu
- Type Acceptance Report TAR 18/21B/24 — Cessna 185 Series201912 pages· 64 KB· via www.aviation.govt.nz
- Interagency Aviation Lessons Learned FY 0720072 pages· 710 KB· via www.doi.gov
- Cessna 185E Floatplane, VH-HTS Calabash Bay, NSW - ATSB199867 pages· 977 KB· via www.atsb.gov.au
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Registered 185A aircraft
Individual 185A airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- PTIEJ1972
- N405NR1963
- N1686Z1963
- N116691963
- N1678Z1962
- N1683Z1962
- N1679Z1962
- N1628Z1962
- N1647Z1962
- N1646Z1962
- C-GULA1962
- C-FOHI1962
- C-FNYI1962
- C-FOIV1962
- C-FOFP1962
- C-FOJJ1962
- C-FDCF1962
- C-FOMF1962
- C-FBWP1962
- N13HW1962
- C-FSJW1962
- C-FOFX1962
- N132801962
- N1650Z1962