N185GS is a 1978 Cessna A185F (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18503646, registered in Glade Springs, VA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jul 31, 2031; the renewal window opens on Jan 31, 2031. It is powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES rated at 285 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Jul 24, 1978. It is one of 1,109 A185F aircraft in the FAA registry, 10 of them registered in Virginia. About 33% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists 2 records for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 21, 2024.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2031
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- PROMOTIVE LLC
- Location
- Glade Springs, VA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Charleston FSDO (CRW FSDO) · (304) 347-5199
- Certificate issued
- Jul 29, 2024
- Last FAA action
- Jul 29, 2024
- Mode S code (hex)
- A153E6
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50251746
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CESSNA
- Model
- A185F
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 3A24 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1978
- Serial number
- 18503646
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 6
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Jul 24, 1978
- Approved operations
- Normal
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 1994 | CESSNA A185F | 18503970 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2024 | Rural Retreat, VA | Cessna A185F this airframe | Substantial | None | ERA24LA312 |
| Mar 17, 2012 | Fort Worth, TX | Cessna A185F this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN12CA190 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Sep 29, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.