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1980 Cessna A185F SkywagonSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Santa Paula, CA, USA

Here is a 1980 Cessna A185F Skywagon, registered as N666SB and carrying serial number 18503994, offered at $285,000. This is a low-time, original example showing a total time on the airframe of 2,620 hours. Power comes from 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 propeller overhaul. The aircraft has a useful load of 1,373.87 pounds against a maximum gross weight of 3,350 pounds, and it holds 88 gallons of fuel (84 usable) in a wet wing configuration without bladders. The listing notes a factory float kit that has never been installed on...

Year
1980
Make
Cessna
Series
185 Skywagon
Model
A185F Skywagon
Tail #
N666SB
Serial #
18503994

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Utility, Backcountry
Flight Rules
IFR
Useful Load
1,373.87 lbs
Seats
6

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
2,620 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,392 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
270 hrs (SMOH)
Logbook Status
Complete Logs Since New (with some documented discrepancies for engine and prop logs)
Inspection Status
Annual: 8/1/25, Transponder: 8/1/2024, Pitot-Static: 8/1/2024, ELT: 8/1/25

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430 - GPS

Comms

King KY 196 - Com and Com/Nav

Audio

King KMA 26 - Audio Panel Intercom

ADSB

Garmin GTX 335 - Transponder with ADS-B Out

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 335 - Transponder with ADS-B Out

EMS

JPI EDM 700 - JPI EDM Engine Monitor with 6-Probe EGT

PFD

No PFD installed

MFD

No MFD installed

Additional Equipment

ADF

Cessna 300 ADF

Digital Clock

LC2 Digital Clock

Accelerometer

Honeywell QAT - QAT Accelerometer

CDI

King KI 204 - Dual CDI with Glideslope

ELT

121.5 MHz ELT

Intercom

King KMA 26 - Audio Panel Intercom

Float Kit

Factory Float Kit - Windshield V-Brace Installed, Never on Floats

Tailwheel

XP Mods 14" Tailwheel - XP

Tires

8:50 X 10 Tires Main Gear

Strobes

Strobes and Rotating Beacon

Seat

Articulating, Vertical Adjusting Pilot Seat and Pilot and Copilot Inertial Reel Harnesses

Abrasions

Stabilizer Abrasion Boots

Cowl Louvres

Baggage

Extended Baggage Area and Factory Belly Pod

Windows

Openable Left and Right-Hand Window

Visors

Rosen Visors

Audio Panel

King KMA26 - Audio Panel/Intercom

Clock

LC2 - Digital Clock

Factory Float Kit

Factory Float Kit – Windshield V-Brace Installed, Never on Floats

Gear Boxes

PPONK - PPONK Gear Boxes

Lighting

Strobes and Rotating Beacon

Seats

Articulating, Vertical Adjusting Pilot Seat

Harnesses

Pilot and Copilot Inertial Reel Harnesses

Seat Stop

Secondary Seat Stop

Tail Pull

Tail Pull Handles

Stabilizer

Stabilizer Abrasion Boots

Cowl

Cowl Louvres

Refueling

Refueling Steps and Handles

Air Filter

Brackett - Air Filter

Window

Openable Right-Hand Window

Interior

Original paint and 6-place interior, Tan Leather Interior

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
1980
Paint Year
1980
Interior Notes
Original paint and 6-place interior, Tan Leather Interior
Exterior Notes
White/Orange/Tan Original Paint, Always Hangared

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
IO-520D
Engine Power
300 HP
Propeller Model
McCauley D3A34401C/G90DFA-4

Asking Price

$285,000

Aircraft Location

Santa Paula, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Jul 28, 2026: $285,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Jul 28, 2026

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$285,000