- Registered owner
- Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC
- Location
- Palmer, AK
- Owner type
- LLC
- Serial number
- 18501904
- Year built
- 1971
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Certificate issued
- February 28, 2017
- Expires
- February 28, 2027
- Mode S code
- ABA537
From the FAA registry file of October 21, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 22
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1975 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
See all 25 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 6
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Cessna A185E
SAIB AIR-21-16FLIGHT COMPARTMENT EQUIPMENT, Cessna Seat Back Attachment Bolt InspectionSAIB SW-18-31Navigation, Attitude, and Direction Data SystemSAIB CE-18-23Passenger Compartment Equipment - Installation of F. Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services LLC. Folding Jump SeatsSAIB CE-12-14Three Alternative Methods of Compliance for AD 2011-10-09SAIB CE-10-40R1Aircraft Fuel System; water contamination of fuel tank systems on Cessna single engine airplanesSAIB CE-09-10Availability of Secondary Seat Stops for Pilot and Copilot SeatsNTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date.
NTSB ANC16LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIlliamna, AKThe overstress fracture of the left main landing (MLG) gear axle attachment bolts and the subsequent separation of the left MLG wheel, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to control the airplane.NTSB ANC98LA082Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe rotation/slippage of the right main tire on the wheel rim, resulting in shearing of the tire tube valve stem, and subsequent tire deflation. Factors in the accident were oversize, tundra tires operated on a dry, asphalt runway surface.
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date.
Accident 20160719022989ALanding: Rollout · Iliamna, AKOn landing at a remote gravel landing strip, the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the propeller, left wing, left horizontal stabilizer and left main gear strut/axle. Airman stated after touchdown he felt a shudder in the rudder and when he tried to…Incident 20000422017469IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dillingham, AK(-23) On April 4, 2000, about 1725 local time, a ski equipped Cessna 185 airplane, N85CF, sustained minor damage while landing on an ice covered Lake Nerka. On landing roll-out the a/c ski broke through the ice, causing little damage. The airplane was being…Accident 19980619020329ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AKBlew a tire landing. Swerved. Wing hit ground began ground loop. Hit brakes nosed down. Tundra tire equipped. (.4)the pilot was landing a tail wheel equipped airplane on a dry, asphalt runway. The airplane had 24 inch tundra tires installed. The oversize…
Service difficulty reports
No reports filed for N85CFGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Reports on Cessna A185E aircraft