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1978 Cessna 185FSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This 1978 Cessna A185F Skywagon (Registration C-GVNF) presents a well-documented freshwater-operated example with 3,704 total airframe hours. The aircraft features Aerocet 3400 amphibious floats and a Sportsman STOL kit, making it ideal for backcountry and water operations. Power comes from a 300HP TCM IO-520-D engine with 1,250 hours since factory rebuild, showing solid compressions (all cylinders 67/80 or better), with ECi Titan cylinders installed on five positions. The three-blade Hartzell "Top Prop" has just 80 hours since overhaul.

The airframe benefits from professional maintenance since new, with complete logs, no damage history,...

Year: 1978

Make: Cessna

Series: 185

Model: 185F

Tail #: C-GVNF

Serial #: 18503602

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Amphibious, Utility, Recreational

Flight Rules: VFR

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 3,704 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 1,250 hrs

Engine 2 Time: 700 hrs

Prop 1 Time: 80 hrs (SPOH)

Logbook Status: Complete and detailed Journey/Flight and Maintenance Log books since delivered new from the factory

Inspection Status: Fresh Annual in June

Avionics

Autopilot

STEC-50 - A/P w/Alt Hold coupled to Heading Bug (but with GPSS interface module)

EMS/EIS

JPI EDM 711 - JPI EDM Engine Analyzer JPI Flow System Digital Tach by

Audio

PS Engineering PMA6000 - PS S-C Audio Panel/Intercom with Music AUX Input

GPS

Garmin 696 - GPS w/XM Weather and Music center avionics stack

Comms

ICOM IC-A200 - ICOM Comm

ADS-B Out

It really only *needs* ADS-B if you just want to fly it VFR

Transponder

Garmin GTX327 - Transponder w/ Mode C Fresh year certification

Additional Equipment

Amphibious Floats

Aerocet 3400 - Amphibs

Depth Sounder

Lowrance - Depth Sounder in float

ELT

Dorne, Margolin C589511-0117 - DM ELT- 121.5/243 freq

Fuel System

NEW Long Range (84 Gal) Fuel Bladders in 2018 and 2024, 'Silver Bullet' Fuel Drains, Stainless fasteners and more

Power Supply

Astron N2412-12 - 24VDC to 13.8VDC /10Amp Power Supply/Transformer

Exhaust System

Recent exhaust manifolds and muffler

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating: 7/10

Interior Year: 1978

Paint Rating: 9/10

Paint Year: 2015

Interior Notes: Original interior 7/10, seats are factory original and almost like new, plastic console on the floor around the flap and trim controls is cracked

Exterior Notes: JetGlo Paint 9/10, all control surfaces were removed and everything stripped, alodined, primed and painted separately in 2015, tinted windshield and bubble door windows installed in 2015 and are in excellent condition