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1976 CESSNA A185F

Name: 1976 CESSNA A185F
Brand: CESSNA
SKU: 8338428
Price: 220000 USD
Availability: InStock

Placerville, CA

$220,000

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Year

1976

Total time

3,940 hrs

Engine

N/A

Price

$220,000

Market context

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

This listing is -28% vs the comparable median. Asking prices — a comparison point, not a valuation. Range from 4 live CESSNA A185F listings on ClearProp. 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 #: N115AW
Make: CESSNA
Model: A185F
Year of manufacture: 1976
Category: Single Engine Piston

Airframe

Total time (TT): 3,940 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

Specs

PARSED FROM AD TEXT — VERIFY WITH SELLER

TOTAL TIME

3,940 h

SMOH

950 h

PROP

250 hours (type not stated)

King KMA 20 audio panel · King KX 175B Nav/Com · King KI 209 glide slope/VOR/localizer indicator · King KX 170B Nav/Com · King KI 209 VOR/localizer indicator · King KT 76 transponder with mode C · Apollo GX55 GPS · Flightcom 403 intercom · dual push-to-talk buttons · Alcor analog EGT gauge

Description

N115AW, TT 3940, Engine 950, Prop 250, King KMA 20 audio panel with 3 LMB, King KX 175B analog 760 channel Nav/Com, King KI 209 Glide slope/VOR/Localizer indicator, King KX 170B analog 760 channel Nav/Com, King KI 209 VOR/Localizer indicator, King KT76 transponder with mode C, Apollo GX55 GPS, Dual push to talk buttons, Flightcom 403 Intercom, Alcor Analog EGT Gauge, Outside air temperature Gauge, 12 Volt power outlet, Remote ELT arming panel

Condition & Documents

Damage history

None

Logs

Partial

Storage

Outdoor

Asking price

$220,000

≈ $1,572/mo · 20% down, 240 mo, 8.9% APR (estimate)

Registration: N115AW

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Deal check

📈 Priced above recent comps

+64% vs similar CESSNA listings on ClearProp (estimate, not an appraisal)

$84,500$220,000$178,000

Median ask (56 comps)$134,500
Middle 50%$84,500 – $178,000
TT-adjusted for this aircraft$135,537
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 +64% vs 56 comparable A185Fs (same model, similar year & condition) — what explains it?

Pre-buy inspection

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Aircraft location (airport ident)

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N-number check

FAA verified

N115AW · CESSNA A185F · 1976

Type: Fixed-wing single engine
Registered owner: ANCHORAGE, AK
Registration expires: 07/31/2027
Airworthiness certificate: 02/09/1976

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$7,900
Hangar$4,200
Engine reservetypical 4-cyl piston: $25,000 / 2,400h$1,042
≈ $/hour$232/hr · $23,167/yr

Based on: 185 (exact model data) · typical 4-cyl piston overhaul math · 100 h/yr · $5.50 fuel · $350/mo hangar. Experimental owners: annual inspection ≈ $0 self-performed.

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FIELD CONDITIONS

KPVF

Placerville Airport — closest field, 2.5 mi from the aircraft

METAR KPVF 211815Z AUTO 10SM CLR 17/04 A2993 RMK AO1

Live METAR/TAF via aviationweather.gov · updated 1:31 PM

NTSB RECORD

N115AW

No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this N-number.

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

ADS-B PRESENCE

NOT AIRBORNE AT THIS MOMENT

N115AW 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

83th

your ask percentile

$220k

this ask

399 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

N115AW

2 SOURCES AGREE — TYPE/MAKE

manufacturer Cessna

model A185F · ICAO C185

registered owner MILLICAN MARC J

mode-S A03EDB

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

Seller

Mark Pilkington

Broker

Placerville, CA 95667 United States

Verified seller

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Listing details

Listing #: 8338428

Posted October 7, 2026

Not hangared

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