1970 Cessna A185ESingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Tulsa, OK, USA

This 1970 Cessna A185E, registered as N8536T, is offered for sale at $265,000 by Dan Howard Aircraft Sales in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The airframe has accumulated 6,009 total hours since new. The aircraft’s history is notable: it was originally sold to the Mexican Federal Government and served in their camera-equipped surveillance fleet until being exported to the U.S. in 1981. The current owner has held it since that time, and it has always been based in the dry climate of Minden, Nevada. It should be noted that the first 2,000 hours of logs are missing, and the aircraft has older damage history including a professionally repaired dent on the...

Year: 1970

Make: Cessna

Series: 185 Skywagon

Model: A185E

Tail #: N8536T

Serial #: 18501784

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Utility

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 1,550 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 6,009 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 170 hrs (SMOH)

Prop 1 Time: 434 hrs (SOH)

Logbook Status: First 2,000 hours of logs are missing. The aircraft sold to the Mexican Federal Government when brand new and stayed in the Mexican camera-equipped surveillance fleet until it was exported to the U.S. in 1981. The current owner has owned this aircraft since 1981! Always based in the dry climate of Minden, Nevada, just southeast of Lake Tahoe. Older damage history: Horizontal stabilizer was dented and professionally repaired years ago.

Inspection Status: Annual Inspection underway in May 2026!

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 650 - WAAS-IFR GPS-Com w/ ILS, LPV, and Color Touchscreen Moving Map Display Terrain Avoidance

Comms

TKM MX 170C - TKM Digital Nav-Com #2 w/ VOR Localizer

Garmin GFC 500 - Digital Autopilot with Yaw Damper Option, Hdg/Nav/GPS Tracking, GPSS, Altitude Hold, Approach Mode, Vertical Speed Mode, Emergency Level Off Mode, Glideslope Coupling

Audio

PS Engineering PMA 8000 BT - PS Bluetooth Audio Panel w/ Voice-Activated Stereo Intercom System

ADSB

Garmin GDL 88 - Datalink w/ ADS-B OUT

ADS-B In

Garmin GDL 88 - Datalink w/ ADS-B OUT

PFD

Garmin G5 PFD - EFIS Artificial Horizon

MFD

Garmin G5 MFD - EFIS Slaved HSI

EMS

JPI Fuel Scan 450 - JPI Digital Flow Computer (STC JPI Digital Exhaust Gas Temp Gauge (STC

Traffic

Garmin GDL 88 - Datalink w/ ADS-B OUT

Weather

Garmin GDL 88 - Datalink w/ ADS-B OUT

Transponder

Narco AT 150 - TSO Transponder w/ Mode-C Encoder

ADF

King KR 85 - ADF

Additional Equipment

Emergency Equipment

Pilot & Co-Pilot 4-Point Inertia Reel Shoulder Harnesses

Interior

Articulating Front Seats with Headrests

Lighting

Whelen Parmetheus Plus LED Taxi & Landing Lights (STC # SA00344BO)

Fuel System

GAMI Injectors (STC # SE09217SC)

Engine System

Oil-A-Matic Engine Pre-Oiler System

Exhaust System

G&B Laboratory Exhaust Stack Fairing

Landing Gear

Knots 2U - Oversized Tires Wheels, Knot Oversized Wheelpants (STC

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 7/10

Interior Year: 1990

Paint Rating: 8/10

Paint Year: 2012

Interior Notes: Two-tone Light Beige leather interior with Brown fabric inserts. Matching two-tone sidepanels. Beige seatbelts. Light Beige interior window trim and headliner. Navy Blue carpeting.

Exterior Notes: Aircraft flight controls were removed, and aircraft was stripped, washed, primed with DuPont Vari-Prime primer, then painted with the following paint products in February 2012: Sherwyn-William Acry-Glo Moondust base (W00248), DuPont Imron Blue (62203X) accent, DuPont Imron Red (4492X) accent, Controls were balanced checked as per maintenance manual. Hail dings on top skins of the aircraft, cosmetic only, no structural damage.