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1965 Cessna 185DSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Hamilton , MT USA

This 1965 Cessna 185D, registration N1531F, presents a highly capable utility aircraft with 7,045 hours on the airframe. It is powered by a Continental IO-520D engine with 323 hours since new, producing 300 horsepower for takeoff, and is paired with a McCauley 2-blade constant-speed propeller with only 18 hours since major overhaul. The aircraft's utility is enhanced by a Sportsman STOL kit, a P.Ponk landing gear reinforcement kit, a factory float kit, and an electric hydraulic power pack for amphibious floats or skis, supported by a useful load of 1,300 pounds and long-range fuel tanks holding 84 gallons with all new fuel bladders.

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Year: 1965

Make: Cessna

Series: 185 Skywagon

Model: 185D

Tail #: N1531F

Serial #: 185-0874

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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, New W&B: August 2025

Avionics

Comms

King KY-197 - COM Radio

Audio

King KA-134 - Audio Panel

GPS

Garmin Aera 796 - GPS with Panel Dock

Traffic

Garmin GTX-330 - Transponder

ADS-B Out

Wing-X - ADS-B System Will Be Installed for New Owner

Additional Equipment

Float Kit

Factory Float Kit

Landing Gear

P.Ponk Landing Gear Reinforcement Kit (STC)

Windows

Bubble Door Windows (STC) with Dual Latches

Hydraulic System

Electric Hydraulic Power Pack (for Amphibs or Skis)

Refueling Steps

Fuel System

All New Fuel Bladders

Battery

New Battery (Extra Cranking Amps - STC)

ELT

New 406 ELT (Installed August 2025)

Intercom

Flightcom Intercom

Avionics Master

Recently Installed Avionics Master Switch + Circuit Breakers (Intercom, Audio, COM, GPS, XPDR, ALT ENC)

Shoulder Harnesses

Inertial Reel Shoulder Harnesses

Seat Tracks

New Seat Tracks

Tires

All New Tires and Brake Pads, Mains: Air Trac 8.50-6, Tailwheel: STA 2.80/2.50

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2025

Interior Notes: Freshly Upholstered Seats, New Flooring, New Headliner, Refreshed Interior Panels, Inertial Reel Shoulder Harnesses, New Seat Tracks