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1977 Cessna 185FSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Kenmore, WA, USA

This 1977 Cessna 185F, registration N1848Q, is a floatplane with exceptionally low total airframe time, logging just 1,632.9 hours. It is equipped with a pair of 2001 Aerocet 3500L floats. The aircraft has a straightforward ownership history, having been used only for family recreation flights from 1977 through 1985 under its first owner, who accumulated a mere 337.5 hours total time. The present owner has maintained and tied down the aircraft at Kenmore Air and Ace Aviation in Renton since 1985.

The aircraft features a 2006 new Continental IO520D56B engine with 399.9 total hours since new, matched with a 2006 McCauley three-blade propeller...

Year
1977
Make
Cessna
Series
185 Skywagon
Model
185F
Tail #
N1848Q
Serial #
Not Listed

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Recreational

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
1,633 hrs
Engine 1 Time
400 hrs
Prop 1 Time
400 hrs

Avionics

GPS

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ADSB

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ADS-B In

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Comms

2023 COM 1 Used ARC P/N 466660 S/N 2191; 1977 Cessna Original ADF & COM 2

Additional Equipment

Floats

Aerocet 3500L - 2 2001 Floors Ser. #s 524 525

Seat Belts

2003 New Seat Belts & Shoulder Harnesses

Intercom

Intercom Plug-Ins 2 Front, 2 Back

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
1977 Cessna Original Interior
Exterior Notes
1977 Cessna Original Paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
IO-520-D56B
Propeller Model
McCauley 3 Blade

Asking Price

$340,000

Aircraft Location

Kenmore, WA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 28, 2026: $340,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: May 28, 2026

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