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

This 1977 Cessna 185F, registered as N1848Q, is a low-time floatplane with a total airframe time of just 1,633 hours. It spent its entire first ownership period from 1977 to 1985 on family recreation flights, accumulating only 337.5 hours. The current owner has maintained and tied it down at Kenmore Air and Ace Aviation in Renton since 1985. A new Continental IO-520-D56B engine was installed in 2006, with 399.9 hours since new, and the McCauley three-blade propeller was overhauled at the same time.

The aircraft is equipped with a 2001 AEROCET 3500L float set, serial numbers 524 and 525, and features a 2020 ACSS-Lynx 9000 transponder with...

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
Utility

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
1,632.9 hrs
Engine 1 Time
399.9 hrs (SNEW)
Prop 1 Time
399.9 hrs (SPOH)

Avionics

Comms

ARC 466660 - 2023 Com 1 Used Arc P/N S/N 2191

ADSB

ACSS Lynx 9000 - 2020 New Transponder w/ GPS ADS-B Out/In

ADS-B In

ACSS Lynx 9000 - 2020 New Transponder w/ GPS ADS-B Out/In

GPS

ACSS Lynx 9000 - 2020 New Transponder w/ GPS ADS-B Out/In

Additional Equipment

Floats

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

Seats

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 Model
IO-520-D56B
Propeller Model
McCauley 3-Blade

Asking Price

$315,000

Aircraft Location

Kenmore, WA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 19, 2026: $315,000(-$25,000) - trade-a-plane

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

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First Seen: May 28, 2026

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$315,000