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1980 Cessna 185F SkywagonSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Santa Paula, CA, USA

This 1980 Cessna A185F Skywagon, priced at $285,000, is a low-time example with 2,620 total time on the airframe and the same owner since 1984. It has been maintained with an August 2025 annual and comes with full logbooks. The aircraft retains its original paint and six-place interior, and includes a factory float kit, though it has never been installed on floats. The useful load is listed at 1,373.8 pounds with the factory belly pod.

Power is provided by a Continental IO-520D engine with 1,392 hours since major overhaul, swinging a McCauley 401 86-inch three-blade propeller with 270 hours since prop overhaul. The airframe rolls on 8.50 x...

Year
1980
Make
Cessna
Series
185 Skywagon
Model
185F Skywagon

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Recreational
Useful Load
1,373.8 lbs
Seats
6

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,620 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,392 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
270 hrs (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Full Logbooks
Inspection Status
August 2025 Annual

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430 - GPS

Comms

King KY196 - Comm

ADSB

Garmin GTX 335 - Transponder With ADS-B Out

Audio

King KMA 26 - Audio Panel/Intercom

EMS

JPI 700 - JPI 6-Probe EGT

Additional Equipment

Float Kit

Factory Float Kit - never on floats

Tailwheel

XPMODS 14" - XPMODS Tailwheel

Main Wheels

8.50 X 10 Mains

Belly Pod

Factory belly pod

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
6-place interior
Exterior Notes
Original paint

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
IO-520D
Propeller Model
McCauley 401 86" 3-Blade

Asking Price

$285,000

Aircraft Location

Santa Paula, CA, USA

Listing Details

For Sale

Price History

Aug 11, 2026: $285,000 - barnstormers

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First Seen: Aug 11, 2026

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Asking Price

$285,000