1968 Cessna 185ESingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Corvallis, OR, USA

This 1968 Cessna A185E, registered as N50AU, carries a unique history as a former prospecting aircraft for Goldak Exploration in Canada, once equipped with a gamma-ray spectrometer. Now reconfigured, it is positioned as a backcountry grand-touring platform. The airframe shows approximately 4,600 total time, with just around 20 hours since a firewall-forward IO550 upgrade using a factory-new engine, paired with a new Voyager 80-inch three-blade propeller. It also features a Sportsman leading edge cuff for improved short-field and slow-flight performance.

The panel has been extensively updated with dual Garmin GI-275 indicators (AI and HSI)...

Year: 1968

Make: Cessna

Series: 185 Skywagon

Model: 185E

Tail #: N50AU

Serial #: 1851368

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Backcountry, Utility

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 4,600 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 15 hrs (SNEW)

Prop 1 Time: 15 hrs (SNEW)

Inspection Status: Annual July 2026

Avionics

PFD

Garmin GI 275 - Dual indicators (AI and HSI) with SynVis

MFD

Garmin GI 275 - Dual indicators (AI and HSI) with SynVis

EMS

EI CGR 30P - EI and C engine monitor

Audio

Garmin GMA 345

GPS

Garmin GTN 750Xi

Comms

Garmin GTN 750Xi - and

ADSB

Garmin GTX 345 - (ADS-B and out)

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345 - (ADS-B and out)

Additional Equipment

Stol Modifications

Sportsman Leading Edge Cuff

Usb Power Ports

Garmin GSB 15 - USB power ports (2, for total of 4 plug-ins)

Tail Pull Handles

BAS Tail Pull Handles

Windshield

One-Piece Windshield

Windows

Bubble Windows

Shoulder Harnesses

Jump Seats

Cessna Factory Jumpseats

Float Kit

Cessna Factory Float Kit

Fuel Tanks

Long Range 84 Gal Fuel Tanks - umbrella caps (new cells

Lighting

LED Lighting - All new LED all around

Wheels and Brakes

Cleveland Wheels and Brakes - New

Tires

8.50x6 Tires - New

Tailwheel

Airframes Alaska 3200 Tailwheel - New

Oil Filter

Spin-On Oil Filter

Battery

Lightweight Battery - relocated to forward of firewall

Extended Baggage Compartment

Engine Mount

Engine Mount - New

Exhaust System

Exhaust System - New

Fuel Pump

Fuel Pump - New

Fuel Valve

Fuel Valve - Overhauled

V-Brace

Panels

Approach Fast Stack Hub - New panels, left and right with all new placards in the original style. to simplify future updates or addition of an autopilot

Tail Inspection Panels

Tail Inspection Panels - installed