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1976 CESSNA A185F

Name: 1976 CESSNA A185F
Brand: CESSNA
SKU: 5337040
Price: 295000 USD
Availability: InStock

Fairbanks, AK

$295,000

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Year

1976

Total time

3,070 hrs

Engine

N/A

Price

$295,000

Market context

Asking-price comparison — 4 live CESSNA A185F listings on ClearProp:$265,000 – $397,000 (median $305,000)

This listing is -3% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 4 live CESSNA A185F listings on ClearProp, adjusted +25.5% for Glass-panel avionics, Floats / skis / amphib. These are live asking prices on ClearProp — a comparison point, not a valuation.

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Specification sheet (print/PDF below)

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Specification sheet

Identity

Registration/tail #: N5227R
Make: CESSNA
Model: A185F
Year of manufacture: 1976
Category: Single Engine Piston

Airframe

Total time (TT): 3,070 h
Complete logs: Partial/unknown
Damage history: No

Engine(s)

Engine time (SMOH): 0 h

Performance & Capacity

Useful load: null

Maintenance

Annual: Stale/unknown
ADs current: No
IFR cert current: No

Description

engine: TCM IO-550-D remanufactured by Western Skyways 4/1/2022 TSMOH 325, propeller: McCauley model D3A34C401-C TT 3070, TSPOH 570, aircraft maintained for FAR Part 135 Air Taxi, Avionics: #1 NAV/COM Garmin GNS 430 w/ WAAS upgrade, ILS, #2 NAV/Com King KX 155, Garmin GMX 200 MFD, Garmin GTX-345 transponder (ADS-B in/out), Garmin GMA 340 audio panel, Artex ELT 345, EI MVP-50P engine analyzer, Sportsmans STOL Kit, Micro Vortex Generator Kit, C.A.P. 3000 floats, Alaska Skycraft Skypod belly pod w/ fuel tank, extended baggage & fishing rod tube

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Outdoor

Asking price

$295,000

≈ $2,108/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Registration: N5227R

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Deal check

📈 Priced above recent comps

+119% vs similar CESSNA listings on ClearProp (estimate, not an appraisal)

$84,500$295,000$178,000

Median ask (56 comps)$134,500
Middle 50%$84,500 – $178,000
TT-adjusted for this aircraft$139,047
56 comparable aircraft · similar CESSNAs in Single Engine Piston · confidence: high

⚠ Logs incomplete — unlogged time is unverifiable time

❓ When was the last annual, and were any squawks deferred?
❓ Engine SMOH/SFRM — get logs confirming hours and who did the work
❓ Priced +119% vs 56 comparable A185Fs (same model, similar year & condition) — what explains it?

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Aircraft location (airport ident)

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N-number check

FAA verified

N5227R · CESSNA A185F · 1976

Type: Fixed-wing single engine
Registered owner: FAIRBANKS, AK
Registration expires: 01/31/2031
Airworthiness certificate: 06/09/1994

Source: FAA registry, refreshed weekly. Registration data is public record.

Cost of ownership

Fuel (13.5 gph × 100 h)$7,425
Annual / condition inspectionA&P$2,600
Insurancehull + liability$10,593
Hangar$4,200
Engine reserveContinental (T)IO-550: $48,000 / 2,000h$2,400
≈ $/hour$272/hr · $27,218/yr

Based on: 185 (exact model data) · Continental (T)IO-550 overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

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FIELD CONDITIONS

PAEI

Eielson Air Force Base — field serving this city

METAR PAEI 211856Z 15003KT 2 1/4SM -SN BR FEW008 BKN018 OVC023 M06/M08 A2976 RMK AO2A VIS 2 1/4V5 SLP090 P0000 T10561076 $

TAF — forecast

TAF AMD PAEI 211905Z 2119/2220 VRB06KT 6000 -SN BR SCT008 OVC020 620205 QNH2963INS 
  TEMPO 2119/2121 3200 -SHSN BR 
  BECMG 2120/2121 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN020 620207 QNH2979INS 
  BECMG 2202/2203 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN050 620505 QNH2989INS TXM03/2119Z TNM09/2214Z

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 2:24 PM

NTSB HISTORY

N5227R

⚠ Accident2017-07-22

Arctic Village, Alaska · Cessna A185

GAA17CA439 · investigation completed · Open NTSB record ↗

⚠ Accident1986-08-29

ILIAMNA, Alaska · Cessna 182

ANC86LA140 · investigation completed · Open NTSB record ↗

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Full aircraft record — registry, NTSB, ADS-B, AD context & price history →

ADS-B PRESENCE

NOT AIRBORNE AT THIS MOMENT

N5227R isn't transmitting right now — as expected for a parked aircraft. Transponder data appears here whenever it's flying.

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Benchmark vs the Single Engine Piston · CESSNA segment

$109k

segment median ask

89th

your ask percentile

$295k

this ask

400 comparable listings considered · percentiles from ClearProp's own live inventory (asking prices — the Deal Room's deal-check does the same math against tighter make/model/year filters).

REGISTRY CROSS-CHECK

N5227R

2 SOURCES AGREE — TYPE/MAKE

manufacturer Cessna

model A185F · ICAO C185

registered owner THOMAS MYLES S

mode-S A693B9

Source 2: adsbdb.com (community registry mirror) — independent of the FAA table above.

Seller

Myles Thomas

Owner

Fairbanks, AK 99709 United States

Verified seller

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Listing details

Listing #: 5337040

Posted October 20, 2026

Not hangared

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