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CessnaSingle-engine piston · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

1970 Cessna A185E

Price: $247,500
Year: 1970
Total time: 6,009 hours
Location: United States

Specifications

General

Manufacturer: CESSNA
Model: A185E
Serial Number: 18501784
Registration #: N8536T
Condition: Used
Flight Rules: IFR
Based at: KMEV

Airframe

Total time: 6,009
Range: 600 Nm
Max Takeoff Weight: 1,632.93 kg
Basic Empty Weight: 929.86 kg
Useful Load: 703.07 kg
Fuel Capacity Volume: 317.97 L
Auxiliary Fuel Tank: Yes

6,009 Hours Total Time Since New

All logs have been copied and are posted at the bottom of this ad in the 'Service Logs' section.

Engine

Engine 1 Make/Model: CONTINENTAL IO550D
Engine Serial Number: 284117-R
Engine Horsepower: 223.71 kW
Engine 1 Time: 170 SMOH
Engine TBO: 1900
Aftermarket Engine STC: Yes
Year Engine Overhauled or Installed as New: 2021
Engine Time Remaining To Overhaul: 1730

Propeller

Prop Manufacturer: HARTZELL
Prop Time: 434 SOH
Number of Blades: 3
Blade Composition: Aluminum
Prop Specs: 434 hours on Hartzell STC'd 3-Blade Constant-Speed Prop

Avionics

Flight Deck Manufacturer/Model: GARMIN GTN 650XI
GPS 1 Manufacturer: GARMIN
GPS 1 Model: GTN 650XI
Transponder 1 Manufacturer: NARCO AVIONICS
Transponder 1 Model: AT150
Autopilot Manufacturer: GARMIN
Autopilot Model: GFC500
ADS-B Equipped: Yes
WAAS: Yes
LPV: Yes
Yaw Damper: Yes
Terrain Warning System: Yes
Engine Monitor: Yes

PS Engineering PMA-8000-BT Bluetooth Audio Panel w/ Voice-Activated Stereo Intercom System

Garmin GTN-650 WAAS-IFR GPS-Com w/ ILS, LPV, and Color 'Touchscreen' Moving Map Display & Terrain Avoidance

Garmin G5 EFIS Artificial Horizon

Garmin G5 EFIS Slaved HSI

Garmin GDL-88 Datalink w/ ADS-B IN & OUT

Flightstream 210 Bluetooth wireless gateway (enables uploading flight plans from iPhone to GTN-650)

TKM MX-170C Digital Nav-Com #2 w/ VOR & Localizer

King KR-85 ADF

Narco AT-150- TSO Transponder w/ Mode-C Encoder

Garmin GFC-500 Digital Autopilot with Yaw Damper Option, Hdg/Nav/GPS Tracking, GPSS, Altitude Hold, Approach Mode, Vertical Speed Mode, Emergency 'Level Off' Mode, & Glidesllope Coupling

Equipment

P. Ponk Aviation Heavy Duty Main Landing Gear 'Beef Up' Attach Castings (STC # SA2918NM)
Flint Aero Inboard From Wingtip Fuel Tanks with 12 extra gallons per wing (STC $ SA2529WE)
Oil-A-Matic Electric Engine Pre-Oiler System (STC # SA4094NM)
O'Berg 600 Series Heavy Duty Oil Filter (STC # SA4172NM)
Cessna Factory Camera Port Kit installed (Belly mounted Camera Hole)
Thermal Aircraft Co. Flap Gap Seals (STC # SA3313WE)
Cee Bailey One-Piece Windshield
Alphin Cowling Louvers (STC # SA77NE)

Oversized Tires & Wheels
Knot 2U Oversized Wheelpants (STC # SA2381NM)
Cessna Factory Camera Port Kit installed
Oil-A-Matic Engine Pre-Oiler System
GAMI Injectors (STC # SE09217SC)
'Door Steward' Gas Spring Door Assist (STC # SA01120SE)
Challenger Air Filter (STC # SA01669CH)
Whelen Parmetheus Plus LED Taxi & Landing Lights (STC # SA00344BO)
Pilot & Co-Pilot 4-Point Inertia Reel Shoulder Harnesses
G&B Laboratory Exhaust Stack Fairing
Articulating Front Seats with Headrests
JPI Fuel Scan 450 Digital Fuel Flow Computer (STC # SA00861SE)
JPI EGT-100-6C 6-Probe Digital Exhaust Gas Temp Gauge (STC # 2586NM)
Astro-Tech LC-2 Digital Chronometer
Oil-A-Matic Engine Pre-Oiler System
Cessna Factory Tail Lift Handles
Polished Prop Spinner
Engine Oil Filter
Pilot Push-to-Talk Switches
Electric Pitch Trim
Rudder Trim
Locking Tail Wheel
Right-Hand Hinged Window

Interior

Year Interior: 1990
Number of Seats: 4
Configuration: Passenger

Two-tone Light Beige leather interior with Brown fabric inserts.
Matching two-tone sidepanels.
Beige seatbelts.
Light Beige interior window trim and headliner.
Navy Blue carpeting.
Rated 7+.

Exterior

Year Painted: 2012

Aircraft flight controls were removed, and aircraft was stripped, washed, primed with DuPont Vari-Prime primer, then painted with the following paint products in February 2012:
Sherwyn-William Acry-Glo Moondust base (W00248)
DuPont Imron Blue (62203X) accent
DuPont Imron Red (4492X) accent
Controls were balanced checked as per maintenance manual.
Hail dings on top skins of the aircraft, cosmetic only, no structural damage).
Rated - 8.

Maintenance

Airworthy: Yes
Older damage history: Horizontal stabilizer was dented and professionally repaired years ago. Aircraft has hail dings on all top surfaces.
Maintenance: Annual Inspection underway in May 2026!

First 2,000 hours of logs are missing. The aircraft sold to the Mexican Federal Government when brand new and stayed in the Mexican camera-equipped surveillance fleet until it was exported to the U.S. in 1981. The current owner has owned this aircraft since 1981! Always based in the dry climate of Minden, Nevada, just southeast of Lake Tahoe.

Engine Manufacturer

Manufacturer: Continental / Model: IO-550-D15B / Serial # 284117-R

Description

A clean, well-maintained A185E loaded with STC's, 170 hrs on IO-550-D, 3-bld prop, Tip Tanks, Dual G5's, GTN-650, GFC-500 AP w/ Yaw Damper, JPI 450 Dig FF, JPI Dig EGT, 4-point shoulder harnesses, Oilamatic pre-oiler, oversize tires/wheels/fairings, nice paint & interior. Log copies are posted!

Engine Manufacturer

170 hours since Major Overhaul on IO-550-D Engine by Lycon Engine Building Co. (June 2021)
300-Horsepower Engine with 1,900-Hour Factory Recommended TBO