1982 Cessna A185FSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Santa Paula, CA, USA
This 1982 Cessna A185F Skywagon, registration N185TK, serial number 185-04366, is a late-production example built approximately 80 units from the end of the line. With a total airframe time of 17,192 hours, this aircraft has served as a former California Highway Patrol asset based in the desert, where it received what the seller describes as the finest maintenance available in California. The current owner has held the aircraft for 25 years and cites illness as the reason for the sale, offering complete, well-documented logbooks since new.
The aircraft is powered by a Teledyne Continental IO550-D(17B) engine, serial number 284481, with...
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Specifications
- Category
- Single-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Backcountry, Utility
- Flight Rules
- VFR & IFR
- Useful Load
- 1,298.08 lbs
- Seats
- 4
Hours, Logs & Inspections
- Total Time
- 17,192 hrs
- Engine 1 Time
- 1,219 hrs
- Prop 1 Time
- 455 hrs (SNEW)
- Logbook Status
- Complete logbooks since new
- Inspection Status
- Annual: 5/20/2026, Pitot/Static, Altimeter: 5/12/2025, Transponder: 5/12/2025, ELT: 5/20/2026, Battery Expires: 03/02/2028
Avionics
GPS
Garmin 530W - WAAS IFR GPS/NavCom w/GS
Comms
King KX-165 - NavCom w/GS
AP
STEC 50 - STEC Autopilot with GPSS
Audio
PS Engineering PMA450B - PS Digital Stereo Audio Selector Panel w/Marker Beacon, Bluetooth
ADSB
Garmin GTX 345 - GTX GAE Encoding Altimeter (ADS-B Out)
ADS-B In
Garmin GTX 345 - GTX GAE Encoding Altimeter (ADS-B
EMS
GEM 610 - GEM 6-Probe Graphic Engine Monitor
DME
King KN65A - DME
HSI
King KCS55A - Slaved HSI
radarAltimeter
King KRA-10A - Radar Altimeter
fuelFlowComputer
JPI Fuel Scan 450 - JPI Flow Computer
clock
Davtron Digital Clock
ELT
Emerging Lifesaving Technologies 406MHz ELT - ELT w/Internal GPS
Additional Equipment
Stol Kit
Robertson STOL
Float Kit
Cessna Factory Float Kit - (never on
Speed Kit
Snider Speed Kit
Vortex Generators
Micro Aerodynamics VGs - Vortex
Wing Fuel Tanks
Wet Wing - (88 Gallons Fuel)
Tires
8.50x6 Main Tires
Tailwheel
XP Mods 10" - XP Tailwheel
Wingtips
RMD Wingtips - RMD w/LED Recognition Lights and Strobes
Landing Lights
LED Landing and Taxi Lights
Strobe Lights
RMD Wingtip LED Strobes - RMD with LED Recognition Lights and
Pulse Light System
Precise Flight Pulse Light System
Beacon
AeroLED Sunbeacon - Low Profile Flashing
Gear Boxes
PPONK Gear Boxes
Doors
Patroller Doors - (Lower Windows)
Engine Heater
Reiff Engine Heater - (Cylinders and Sump)
Cowl
Cowl Louvres
Windshield
Atlee-Dodge Windscreen V-Brace - One-Piece Windshield
Abrasion Boots
Stabilizer Abrasion Boots
Handles
Tail Pull Handles
Air Filter
Brackett Air Filter
Cargo Net
Mountain Wave Cargo Net
Baggage Area
Extended Baggage Area
Windows
Openable Windows - Left and Right Window,
Seats
Articulating Seats - Pilot and Copilot Secondary Seat Stop
Harnesses
Pacific Scientific 4/5 Point Harnesses - Inertial Reel Pilot and Copilot
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Notes
- Four-Place Interior
- Exterior Notes
- 88" McCauley 3-blade 401C Black Mac
Engine & Propeller
- Engine Type
- Piston
- Engine Count
- 1
- Engine Make
- Teledyne Continental
- Engine Model
- IO-550-D(17B)
- Propeller Model
- McCauley D3A34C401C/90DFA-2 3-Blade
Asking Price
$310,000
Aircraft Location
Santa Paula, CA, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Sep 7, 2026: $310,000 - trade-a-plane
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Asking Price
$310,000
Aircraft Location
Santa Paula, CA, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Sep 7, 2026: $310,000 - trade-a-plane
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