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CessnaSingle-engine piston · Little Rock, AR

1962 Cessna 185A

Price
$250,000
Year
1962
Total time
9,524 hours
Location
United States

Specifications

General

Sale Status
For Sale
Make/Model
CESSNA 185A
Registration #
N969WM
Serial #
185-0506
Total time
9524
Engine 1 Time
249 SMOH
Prop 1 Time
249 SMOH
Useful Load
1341 lb
Condition
Used
Year Painted
2020
Interior Year
2020
Flight Rules
VFR

Airframe

  • Airframe
  • Paint completed 2020
  • Annual August 2025
  • ABI wheels and brakes
  • Baby Bushwheel tailwheel
  • P. Ponk landing gear reinforcement kit
  • Float/Amphib kit
  • Micro AeroDynamics Vortex Generators
  • Heads Up Alpha Angle of Attack System
  • Extended Baggage
  • Floatplane Reinforcement Kit

Engine

  • 260HP
  • GAMI Injectors installed

Avionics

  • Bendix King KX-155 NAV/COM
  • Bendix King KY-197 COM
  • Bendix King KT-79 Transponder
  • Garmin Aera 660 GPS
  • FreeFlight ADS-B
  • JPI EDM-800 Engine Analyzer
  • PS Engineering PM3000 Intercom
  • Aircraft priced to allow buyer to tailor avionics upgrades if desired.

Interior

  • BAS Shoulder Harnesses
  • Six-place intercom
  • Four folding passenger seats
  • Quickly reconfigurable for passenger or cargo operations
  • Custom leather front and removable mid seats

Detailed Description

Empty Weight
1,849 lbs
Serial
185-0506
Engine
Continental IO-470F
Total time
5,730 hours
SMOH
249 hours
Propeller
McCauley D2A34C58
Time Since Overhaul
249 hours
Avionics
Garmin 150XL GPS
Audio Panel
KMA-24
Altitude Encoder
Trans-Cal SSD120
Interior
Selkirk Aviation Interior Trim Panels
Landing Gear & Tires
Alaska Bushwheels 29" tundra tires
Fuel System
Eagle Fuel Cells installed 2021
STOL / Bush Modifications
Sportsman STOL Leading Edge

Exceptionally capable 1962 Cessna 185A "Light" Skywagon configured for backcountry and utility operations. Equipped with 24 STCs including Sportsman STOL, Alaska Bushwheels, vortex generators, P. Ponk structural upgrades, floatplane kit, and extended baggage.

Minor right wing damage during ground handling in the 1970s while in Pacific airline service. Properly repaired with decades of subsequent operation. Right elevator skin replaced and repainted in 2025 following minor hangar (bullet) incident.

Remarks

Notable 337's
• Extended baggage compartment from 185E

Detailed Description

  • 1962 Cessna Skywagon 185A - 249 SMOH - Sportsman STOL - Bushwheels - Float Kit - $275,000
  • Only 249 hours SMOH on the Continental engine and propeller.
  • Originally operated in the Pacific by Ansett and Territory Airlines and later returned to the United States in 2001 for modernization. Aircraft also appeared in the 1972 film La Vallée.
  • Well-documented history with complete logs since new.
  • Aircraft Highlights
  • 249 SMOH Engine
  • Sportsman STOL Cuff
  • Micro AeroDynamics Vortex Generators
  • 29" Alaska Bushwheels
  • Baby Bushwheel Tailwheel
  • P. Ponk Landing Gear Reinforcement
  • Floatplane Reinforcement Kit
  • Extended Baggage Compartment
  • Dual Middle Jump Seats
  • Folding 6 Seating Configuration
  • Alpha Systems Angle of Attack
  • JPI Engine Monitoring System
  • Airframe
  • Paint completed 2020
  • Annual August 2025
  • GAMI Injectors installed
  • Bendix King KX-155 NAV/COM
  • Bendix King KY-197 COM
  • Bendix King KT-79 Transponder
  • Garmin Aera 660 GPS
  • FreeFlight ADS-B
  • JPI EDM-800 Engine Analyzer
  • PS Engineering PM3000 Intercom
  • Aircraft priced to allow buyer to tailor avionics upgrades if desired.
  • BAS Shoulder Harnesses
  • Six-place intercom
  • Four folding passenger seats
  • Quickly reconfigurable for passenger or cargo operations
  • Custom leather front and removable mid seats
  • ABI wheels and brakes
  • Baby Bushwheel tailwheel
  • P. Ponk landing gear reinforcement kit
  • Float/Amphib kit
  • Micro AeroDynamics Vortex Generators
  • Heads Up Alpha Angle of Attack System
  • Extended Baggage
  • Floatplane Reinforcement Kit
  • Reason for Sale
  • Owner moving east
  • No Brokers

Remarks

  • 24 Supplemental Type Certificates and key 337's to be bush ready - The estimated cost of these including parts and labor is approximately $100k!
  • SA2256WE
  • Stene Aviation
  • Sportsman STOL Cuff
  • SA01015SE
  • Alaska Bushwheels Inc
  • 29" Bushwheels
  • SA01636SE
  • Alaska Bushwheels Inc
  • Baby Bushwheel Tailwheel
  • SA63GL
  • Alaska Bushwheels Inc
  • ABI Brakes
  • SA01015SE
  • Alaska Bushwheels Inc
  • ABI Wheels and Tires
  • SA933NW
  • LakeVue Aeronautics
  • Dual Middle LakeVue Jump Seats
  • SA01646SE
  • Micro AeroDynamics, Inc.
  • MicroDynamics Vortex Generators
  • SE09356SC
  • Stratus Tool Technologies, LLC
  • Tempest oil filter Spin on adapter C6LC
  • SA2067NM
  • BAS, Inc.
  • Dual Retractable Shoulder Harness Seatbelts
  • SE09217SC

Gami

  • GAMI Injectors
  • SA4170NM
  • P. Ponk Aviation
  • Outboard Landing Gear Brackets
  • SA2918NM
  • P. Ponk Aviation
  • P Ponk Beef Up Kit
  • SA10682SC
  • Plane Power
  • Alternator and Voltage Regulator
  • SA472GL
  • Great Lakes Aero Products
  • Great Lakes Windshield
  • SA3813NM

Bas

  • Tail Pull Handle
  • SA71GL
  • Bracket Aero Filters
  • Air Filter
  • SA02426AK
  • Free Flight Systems
  • Free Flight ADSB
  • SA63GL
  • Parker Hannifin
  • Cleveland Main Wheels and Brakes 199-62A
  • SA361NW
  • Kenmore Air Harbor
  • Large Tires - 8.5x6+
  • SA00760SE
  • Selkirk Aviation
  • Glare Shield
  • SA00679SE
  • Selkirk Aviation
  • Interior Trim Pannels;
  • SA00954SE
  • J. P. Instruments
  • JPI Temperature Indicating System
  • SA2586NM
  • J. P. Instruments

Jpi egt

  • SA00432SE
  • J. P. Instruments
  • JPI Fuel Flow
  • Instrument panel removal, reconfiguration and installation
  • Avionics Installation
  • Manifold pressure/fuel flow gauge
  • Cessna ground power service plug kit 185-4
  • Cessna assecory kit 180-1 floatplane/amphibious reinforcement kit

Aircraft record

N969WM

Registration

Registration
N969WM
Registered as
Cessna 185A
Year
1962
Serial number
1850506
Engine
Cont Motor Io-470-F · 260 hp
Certificate
Standard
Airworthiness date
2021-07-16
Registered since
2023-08-18
Registration valid to
2030-08-31
Status
Valid

Accidents and incidents

None on record

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