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1981 Cessna 185FSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Willoughby, OH, USA

This 1981 Cessna 185F, registration N81HW, has undergone a comprehensive restoration completed in September 2021 and is equipped with PK 3050A amphibious floats installed in June 2024. The airframe has 4,343 total hours, and its Continental IO-550-D engine has 255 hours since major overhaul, equipped with a McCauley 3-blade propeller. The aircraft received a new paint scheme in Matterhorn White with Gray and Black accents and a new charcoal leather interior in 2021, and its last annual inspection was completed on March 7, 2025.

The aircraft features a full Garmin glass panel suite including a Garmin G3X Touch with engine gauges and charts,...

Year: 1981

Make: Cessna

Series: 185 Skywagon

Model: 185F

Tail #: N81HW

Serial #: 18504141

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Specifications

Category: Single-Engine Piston

Intended Use: Amphibious, Utility, Recreational

Flight Rules: IFR

Seats: 4

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time: 4,343 hrs

Engine 1 Time: 255 hrs (SMOH)

Inspection Status: Last Annual Inspection completed 3/7/2025

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GTN 750

Comms

Garmin GNC 255A - GNC VHF NAV/COM/VOR/ILS/GS 10W Radio, Backup Nav Head

Autopilot

Garmin GFC 500 - Autopilot

Audio

Garmin GMA 35R - Audio Panel

Traffic

Garmin GTS 825 - TCAS

ADS-B Out

Garmin GTX 345R - Transponder with ADS-B Out

ADS-B In

Garmin GTX 345R - Transponder with ADS-B

PFD

Garmin G3X Touch - with Engine Gauges and Charts,

EMS/EIS

Garmin G3X Touch - with Engine Gauges

Additional Equipment

Floats

PK 3050A - PK Amphibious Floats

Clock

MCI - MCI Clock/USB Charging

Angle of Attack

Eagle AOA - AOA with Probe

Emergency Locator Transmitter

Artex - ELT

Fuel System

CIES - CIES Fuel Sending Units, Extended Fuel Tanks (92/88 Usable)

Lighting

AeroLED - LED Taxi and Landing Lights, Nav/Strobe Lights, Low Profile Beacon, LED Column Mounted Map Lights

Interior

Waterproof Flooring, Carpet Kick Panels, BAS 4-point Shoulder Harnesses, Rosen Visors, Selkirk Tunnel Cover, Quick-release Rear Seat, Copilot Stowable Pedals, McFarlane Seat Rails

Windows

One-piece Windshield (STC), Bubble Windows, Rear Camera Windows (Both Sides)

Engine Modifications

PPonk Beef-up Kit (STC), Superior Millennium Cylinders, 28V System with External APU Plug for Charging/Starting, PlanePower Voltage Regulator, Screw-on Airwolf Filter, ACS Ignition System

Airframe Modifications

Cowl Louvre Cooling Kit (STC), PPonk Beef-up Kit (STC), BAS Tail Pull Handle (STC), Door Stewards (STC), Bracket Air Filter (STC), Tanalian Aviation Stabilizer Beef-up Kit (STC), Cleveland Wheels and Brakes, SS Brakelines, Polished SS Firewall, Extended Baggage Area

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year: 2021

Paint Year: 2021

Interior Notes: Aircraft is in excellent condition with a fully restored standard configured interior. The aircraft features charcoal leather seats with matching sidewalls.