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N9851X

Cessna 185

N9851X is a Cessna 185, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1961. It has 6 seats. It is registered to an individual in Orting, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 14, 1997 and expires on May 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated April 24, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
185
Serial number
185-0051
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor I0-470 SERIES · 260 hp
Seats
6
Year built
1961
Cruising speed
125 mph
Transponder code
ADC048 (octal 53340110)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 14, 1997
Expires
May 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · April 24, 1961
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00133700

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Wheeler Andrew C
Type
Individual
Address
23011 177Th St E
Orting, WA 98360-9616

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