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N878JW

Cessna 185C

Valid

N878JW is a Cessna 185C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1964. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an owner whose details are withheld at their request. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 11, 2017 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 10, 1964.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
185C
Serial number
185-0689
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor I0-470 SERIES · 260 hp
Seats
6
Year built
1964
Cruising speed
125 mph
Transponder code
AC14EB (octal 53012353)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 11, 2017
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
September 14, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · January 10, 1964
FAA region
—
FAA record id
00683522

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Withheld at the owner's request
Type
Individual
Address

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