N30AW is a 1974 Cessna A185F (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18502369, registered in Lampasas, TX. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Aug 31, 2027; the renewal window opens on Feb 28, 2027. It is powered by a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES rated at 285 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Aug 16, 1996. It is one of 1,109 A185F aircraft in the FAA registry, 66 of them registered in Texas. About 82% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Feb 28, 2014.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2027
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Lampasas, TX
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- San Antonio FSDO (SAT FSDO) · (210) 308-3300 or (800) 292-2023
- Certificate issued
- Jun 11, 2009
- Last FAA action
- Mar 10, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A31D0E
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50616416
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- CESSNA
- Model
- A185F
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- 3A24 (Textron Aviation Inc.)
- Year manufactured
- 1974
- Serial number
- 18502369
- 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 Aug 16, 1996
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Lampasas
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lampasas Lampasas, TX | KLZZ | 3 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| Robert Gray Aaf Fort Hood (Killeen), TX | KGRK | 21 mi | Towered | A |
| Burnet Muni/Kate Craddock Field Burnet, TX | KBMQ | 23 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2014 | Fredericksburg, TX | Cessna A185F this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN14CA177 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 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.