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

This 1980 Cessna A185F Skywagon, serial number 18503994 and registered as N666SB, is available for $285,000. The aircraft has 2,620 hours total time on the airframe and has been under the same ownership since 1984. Currently stationed in Santa Paula, CA, the Skywagon is equipped with a factory float kit but has never been installed on floats. Power comes from a Continental IO-520D engine with 1,392 hours since major overhaul, paired with a McCauley 86-inch three-blade propeller with 270 hours since overhaul. The airframe also features an XP Mods 14-inch tailwheel, 8.50 x 10 main tires, and an 88-gallon wet wing fuel system (84 gallons...

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
Recreational
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 (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Complete Logs Since New (with some documented discrepancies for engine and prop logs)
Inspection Status
Annual completed 8/1/25, Transponder and Pitot-Static 8/1/2024, ELT 8/1/25, Battery Due September 2026

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430 - GPS

Comms

King KY 196 - Comm

Audio

King KMA 26 - Audio Panel/Intercom

EMS

JPI EDM 700 - JPI EDM Engine Monitor

ADSB

Garmin GTX 335 - Transponder with ADS-B Out

Additional Equipment

ADF

Cessna 300 - ADF

Accelerometer

Honeywell QAT - QAT Accelerometer

Air Filter

Brackett - Air Filter

Belly Pod

Factory Belly Pod

Cowl Louvers

Cowl Louvres

ELT

121.5 MHz - ELT

Extended Baggage

Extended Baggage Area

Gear Boxes

PPONK - PPONK Gear Boxes

Harnesses

Pilot and Copilot Inertial Reel Harnesses

Lights

Strobes and Rotating Beacon

Pilot Seat

Articulating, Vertical Adjusting Pilot Seat

Right-Hand Window

Openable Right-Hand Window

Rosen Visors

Rosen - Visors

Secondary Seat Stop

Stabilizer Abrasion Boots

Tail Pull Handles

Tailwheel

XP Mods 14 - XP Tailwheel

Tires

8.50-10 - X Tires Main Gear

Fuel Tank

88 Gallon Fuel Capacity, 84 Gallons Usable, Wet Wing (No Bladders)

Equipment

Factory Float Kit - never on floats, Windshield V-Brace Installed, Refueling Steps and Handles

Seating

6-Place Interior

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Tan Leather, Original 6-place interior
Exterior Notes
White/Orange/Tan paint, 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 (86" 3-Blade)

Asking Price

$285,000

Aircraft Location

Santa Paula, CA, USA

Listing Details

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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