# STC SA3-717

- Type: Supplemental type certificate
- Status: Current, Reissued
- Holder: F.Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services, United States
- Description: Installation of Model 4000 main skis and Model 1500, CT-3600, CT-3200 with 8-inch tail wheel, or CT-3400 with 8-inch tail wheel-tail skis.
- Applied: September 19, 1961
- Status date: February 9, 2023
- Product: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24)
- Certificate PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/bb/b7/bbb74014b5289bc9e903cabe2656758dd2e3e8576d25f4911d7112423a53477b
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/DRSDOCID199605254720230628131704.0001
- DRS record last changed: December 5, 2025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3-717

## ADs that name it (0)

None.

## Approved models (7)

- The Cessna Aircraft Company 185 ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))
- The Cessna Aircraft Company 185A ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))
- The Cessna Aircraft Company 185B ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))
- The Cessna Aircraft Company 185C ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))
- The Cessna Aircraft Company 185D ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))
- The Cessna Aircraft Company 185E ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))
- The Cessna Aircraft Company A185E ([TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24))

## What the certificate says

Read from the PDF's text layer, without the form's printed wording; the layout is lost and the order can differ. The PDF is the record.

This certificate issued to F. Atlee Dodge Aircraft Services 6672 Wes Way Anchorage, AK 99518

Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations. (See Type Certificate Data Sheet No. 3A24 for complete certification basis.)

Original Product--Type Certificate Number: 3A24 Make : Cessna Model :

185, 185A, B, C, D, E & A185E Description of Type Design Change:

Installation of Wipaire Skis Inc. Model 4000 (Aircraft Skis) (Fluidyne) (Fli-Lite) Main and Model 1500, CT-3600 (Federal), CT-3200 with 8-inch tail wheel, or CT-3400 with 8-inch tail wheel – tail skis according to Drawing No. R200, Rev. G, dated 9/22/75, or later FAA approved revisions.

For the A185E, maximum gross weight is 3300 lbs., c.g. limits as follows: +41.6 to +46.5 @ 3300 lbs. and +34.5 to +46.5 @ 2100 lbs. – straight line variation between points given. For the 185E and the A185E, Never exceed speed (VNE) = 210 MPH.

The approval of this change in type design applies to the above listed models only. This approval should not be extended to other aircraft of these models on which other previously approved (Continued on page 3 of 3)

Date of application : September 19, 1961

Date reissued : May 21, 1991; February 16, 1993;

February 9, 2023 Date of issuance : January 12, 1962 Date amended : November 2, 1962; January 13, 1964;

August 5, 1965; February 19, 1976

(Signature) Paul (Vu) Nguyen Manager, Central Certification Branch Compliance & Airworthiness Division Aircraft Certification Service

(Title)

Transfer the ownership of Supplemental Type Certificate Number

to (Name of transferee)

(Address of transferee) (Number and street)

(City, State, and ZIP code)

from (Name of grantor) (Print of type)

(Address of grantor) (Number and street)

(City, State, and ZIP code)

Signature of grantor (In ink):

FAA FORM 8110-2-1(10-69) PAGE 3 of 3 PAGES

Number SA3-717

Date Reissued: February 9, 2023

LIMITATIONS AND CONDITIONS: (Continued):

Modifications are incorporated, unless it is determined by the installer that the interrelationship between this change and any of those other previously approved modifications will introduce no adverse effect upon the airworthiness of that aircraft. This determination should include consideration of significant changes in weight distribution, such as an increase in the fixed disposable weight in the fuselage.

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## Every issue (2)

- February 9, 2023: Reissued, Current. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/bb/b7/bbb74014b5289bc9e903cabe2656758dd2e3e8576d25f4911d7112423a53477b)
- February 16, 1993: Reissued, Historical. [certificate](https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/8d/fc/8dfc75718e8028a41c37796ee61d76fc2261132e25c928e0e471dee9aa0cb454)

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