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N1978U

Cessna A185E

Valid Alaska

N1978U is a Cessna A185E, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1970. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Fairbanks, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 16, 1992 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; other, dated June 12, 1975.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
A185E
Serial number
18501718
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Seats
6
Year built
1970
Cruising speed
125 mph
Transponder code
A185AF (octal 50302657)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 16, 1992
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other · June 12, 1975
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00063060

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Kilbourn Aldean G
Type
Individual
Address
3217 Riverview Dr
Fairbanks, AK 99709

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data