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1970 Cessna A185E SkywagonSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Minden, NV, USA

This 1970 Cessna A185E Skywagon, registration N8536T, presents a well-equipped and maintained platform with a recent engine installation. The airframe has a total time of 6,009 hours, while the Continental IO-550-D 300-horsepower engine is a factory remanufactured unit with only 170 hours since its installation in June 2020. The aircraft is paired with a Hartzell three-blade constant-speed propeller with 434 hours since overhaul. The useful load is 1,550 pounds, and the aircraft is configured for IFR flight with seating for four.

The panel is notably upgraded with a modern Garmin suite, including dual G5 electronic flight instruments, a...

Year: 1970

Make: Cessna

Series: 185 Skywagon

Model: A185E Skywagon

Tail #: N8536T

Serial #: 18501784

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Aerial Surveying, Utility

Flight Rules: IFR

Useful Load: 1,550 lbs

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 6,009 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 170 hrs

Prop 1 Time: 434 hrs (SOH)

Logbook Status: First 2,000 hours of logs missing. The aircraft used by the U.S. government in the 1980s and utilized the aircraft for surveillance and camera work for a few years.

Inspection Status: Annual Inspection next due: September 1, 2025 (next annual scheduled for October 2025)

Avionics

Audio

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

GPS

Garmin GTN-650Xi - GPS-Com LPV, and Color Touchscreen Map

PFD

Garmin G5 - EFIS Artificial Horizon

MFD

Garmin G5 - EFIS Slaved HSI

Comms

TKM MX-170C - TKM Digital Nav-Com #2 with VOR, ADF

Autopilot

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

EMS/EIS

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

Weather

Terrain Warning System

ADS-B Out

Narco AT-150 - Transponder with Mode-C Encoder

Additional Equipment

Oversized Tires Wheels

Oversized Tires & Wheels, as well as Oversized Wheelpants

Camera Port

Cessna Factory Camera Port Kit installed

Engine Pre Oiler

Oil-A-Matic - Engine System

Shoulder Harnesses

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

Seats

Articulating Front Seats with Headrests

Chronometer

Astro-Tech LC-2 - Digital Chronometer

Prop Spinner

Polished Prop Spinner

Oil Filter

Engine Oil Filter

Push To Talk Switches

Pilot Push-to-Talk Switches

Trim Systems

Electric Pitch Trim, Rudder Trim

Tail Wheel

Locking Tail Wheel

Window

Right-Hand Hinged Window

Fuel Tanks

Long Range Wingtip Fuel Tanks

Fuel System

Long Range Wingtip Fuel Tanks

Camera System

Cessna Camera Port Kit - Factory installed (Belly mounted Hole)

Engine System

Oil-A-Matic - Engine System

Landing Gear

Oversized Tires & Wheels, as well as Oversized Wheelpants

Safety Equipment

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

Seating

Articulating Front Seats with Headrests

Fuel Monitoring

JPI Fuel Scan 450 - JPI Digital Flow Computer

Engine Monitoring

JPI EGT-100-6C - JPI Digital Exhaust Gas Temp Gauge

Instrumentation

Astro-Tech LC-2 - Digital Chronometer

Propeller

Polished Prop Spinner

Engine Maintenance

Engine Oil Filter

Cockpit Controls

Pilot Push-to-Talk Switches, Electric Pitch Trim, Rudder Trim

Landing Gear Accessories

Locking Tail Wheel

Windows

Right-Hand Hinged Window

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 7/10

Interior Year: 1990

Paint Rating: 8/10

Paint Year: 2010

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: Light Beige base with Red & Blue trim. Professionally painted in 2010. Hail dings (cosmetic, not structural) are visible on the top skins of the aircraft.