1965 Cessna 185DSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Hamilton, MT, USA
This 1965 Cessna 185D, registration N1531F, presents as a comprehensively upgraded utility aircraft with a total airframe time of 7,045 hours. It has a damage history of having been overturned twice, once during a landing on floats in mud and again while tied down during a storm. The aircraft received a fresh annual inspection and a new weight and balance in August 2025. Its powerplant is a Continental IO-520D with 323 hours since new, delivering 300 horsepower for takeoff, paired with a McCauley two-blade constant-speed propeller with only 18 hours since major overhaul. The airframe is equipped for backcountry and float operations with a...
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Amphibious, Backcountry, Utility
- Flight Rules
- VFR
- Useful Load
- 1,300 lbs
- Seats
- 4
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 7,045.2 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 323.1 hrs (SNEW)
- Prop 1 Time
- 18 hrs (SMOH)
- Inspection Status
- Fresh annual, Last Annual: August 2025
Avionics
GPS
Garmin Aera 796 - GPS with panel dock, WAAS GPS
Comms
King KY-197 - COM radio
Audio
King KA-134 - audio panel
ADSB
uAvionix skyBundle TSO - TSO, ADS-B transponder
ADS-B In
uAvionix skyBundle TSO - TSO, ADS-B
Additional Equipment
Float Kit
Factory float kit
Landing Gear
P.Ponk Landing Gear Reinforcement Kit - (STC)
Windows
Bubble door windows (STC) with dual latches
Power Pack
Electric hydraulic power pack (for amphibs or skis)
Refueling Steps
Battery
New battery (extra cranking amps - STC)
Fuel Bladders
All new fuel bladders
Intercom
Flightcom - intercom
Altimeter
Nav Lights
LED Nav Light
Anti-Collision Lights
LED anti-collision (strobe)
Seat Harnesses
Inertial reel shoulder harnesses
Seat Tracks
New seat tracks
Tires
Air Trac 8.50-6 - All new and brake pads, Mains: Tailwheel: STA
ELT
406 ELT - New ELT (installed August 2025)
Avionics Master
Recently installed Avionics master switch + circuit breakers (Intercom, Audio, COM, GPS, XPDR, ALT ENC)
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Year
- 2025
- Interior Notes
- Freshly upholstered seats, New flooring, New headliner, Refreshed interior panels
- Exterior Notes
- Recent paint in excellent condition
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- Continental
- Engine Model
- IO-520D
- Engine Power
- 300 HP
- Propeller Model
- McCauley D2A34C58-NO / 90AT-4, 2-Blade Constant-Speed Propeller
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Aircraft Location
Hamilton, MT, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
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Aircraft Location
Hamilton, MT, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
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