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1973 Cessna 185FSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Delta, British Columbia, Canada

This 1973 Cessna 185F (Registration C-FCUK) represents a comprehensively upgraded bush aircraft with only 6,927 total airframe hours and essentially new powerplant components. The airframe underwent a thorough refurbishment in 2012 including complete paint stripping, alodining, and reinstallation with all-new hardware, while maintaining commercial-grade maintenance standards with all ADs and SBs complied. Power comes from a factory-new Continental IO-550 engine with just 74 hours since installation in 2024, paired with a fresh Hartzell 3-blade scimitar propeller dynamically balanced at installation.

The aircraft features a full Garmin glass...

Year
1973
Make
Cessna
Series
185
Model
185F
Tail #
C-FCUK
Serial #
18502270

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Amphibious, Backcountry, Utility
Flight Rules
VFR & IFR
Useful Load
995 lbs
Seats
4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
6,927 hrs
Engine 1 Time
74 hrs (SNEW)
Prop 1 Time
74 hrs (SNEW)

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 750XI - GPS/COM/NAV

Comms

Garmin GNC 255A - Dual Com

Autopilot

Garmin GFC 500 - GFC 3 Axis Autopilot -aileron servo, pitch servo, yaw servo

Audio

Garmin GMA 350c - Audio Panel

Traffic

Garmin GTS 800 - GTS Active Traffic

PFD

Garmin G3X - 10" Electronic Display

MFD

Garmin GI 275 - MFD

EMS/EIS

Mid Continent TA202 - USB Guardian CO Detector

Additional Equipment

Fuel Sensors

Cies Inc - Fuel Sensors

Alternator

Plane Power - Alternator

Seats

Atlee Dodge - Pilot articulating seat with lumbar, Copilot articulating with lumbar, bush seats

Lights

Whelen - LED Landing Light, LED Taxi Light, LED Nav Lights, Beacon, Tip Strobes

Exhaust System

Seaplanes West - Engine Mount

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
2001
Paint Year
2012
Interior Notes
Pilot articulating seat with lumbar, Copilot articulating with lumbar, Atlee Dodge bush seats, Rear cargo shelf, Rosin visors, Door Stewards Knots 2 U
Exterior Notes
Aircraft was completely gone through when repainted in May of 2012. Removed unused antennae's and wiring. The plane was stripped etched and alodined. All new hardware installed including PPONK bearings.

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
IO-550
Propeller Model
Hartzell 3-blade Scimitar

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Aircraft Location

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Listing Details

Used
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First Seen: Jul 1, 2025

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