1975 Cessna A185F

𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟰 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗡𝗔 𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝗦𝗞𝗬𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗡

𝟭𝟵𝟱𝟰 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗡𝗔 𝟭𝟴𝟬 𝗦𝗞𝗬𝗪𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗡 — 𝗡𝟯𝟭𝟵𝟳𝗖 Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (KIWA), Mesa, AZ 𝗜𝗙𝗥 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗗 · 𝟮𝟲𝟬 𝗛𝗣 · 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟲 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝟰𝟮.𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗦𝗠𝗢𝗛* 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽: 𝟰𝟮.𝟱 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝗡𝗘𝗪* Compressions: 77, 72, 76, 78, 75 and 77 (04/2026 annual) LyCon of Arizona performed the major overhaul on the Continental IO-470-D, and it went into this airframe in 2022 on stripped, powder-coated mounts — along with a brand new McCauley propeller and new governor, new Airforms baffling and a new Knisley exhaust. 𝟮𝟲𝟬 𝗛𝗣 via the Norland STC (SA00562NY / SE00561NY) — thirty more than the factory 180 left Wichita with. 09/2026: owner reports 𝟭𝟰𝟬 𝗸𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟬.𝟵 𝗴𝗽𝗵. 𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗦 & 𝗣𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗟 • 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗡𝗦 𝟰𝟯𝟬𝗪 — WAAS, approach approved, not enroute-restricted • 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗟𝟯𝟬 — a real second IFR nav/com • 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗧𝗫 𝟯𝟰𝟱 — ADS-B In/Out with traffic and weather • 𝗦-𝗧𝗘𝗖 𝗙𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗫 — two-axis autopilot, altitude hold, GPSS • PS Engineering PMA8000 audio panel • Electronics International digital engine instrumentation • Horton STOL kit • Sky-Tec starter • 8.50x6 tires • air/oil separator • USB charging 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟲. 𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡. Twenty years of dry Arizona air. There isn't a cubby, a floorboard or an inspection panel on this airplane that hasn't been opened, cleaned and gone through. Paint and interior done in 2012 — 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟭𝟬/𝟭𝟬. All ADs complied with and documented using an electronic log system, signed and current. 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥, 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗖, 𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗬 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 One owner since 2006. He is a career A&P/IA — former Director of Maintenance, an aircraft maintenance instructor at a local community college since 2009, and currently Operations Manager and Technical Advisor at a Part 145 repair station. Twenty years as both the owner and the mechanic. Aircraft cared for by someone who teaches other people how to do it correctly. 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗨𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗦 • Airframe total time: 5,628.5 hrs* • Engine: 42.5 hrs TSMOH* • Prop: 42.5 hrs since new* • Annual completed: 04/14/2026 • Serial 30996 • Gross 2,550 lbs • Empty 1,795 lbs • Useful load 755 lbs • 60 gal total / 55 usable • Paint and interior 2012, both 10/10 • One owner since 2006 • IFR approved ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ $𝟮𝟰𝟲,𝟬𝟬𝟬 — 𝗡𝗢 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗞𝗘𝗥, 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗪𝗡𝗘𝗥 Based at KIWA, Mesa, Arizona ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆. This is a $246,000 certified aircraft, not a trade or a project. Logs and records available for review. Pre-buy inspection welcome and accommodated. * AIRCRAFT IS ACTIVELY FLYING — TIMES LISTED MAY VARY SLIGHTLY. Specifications and representations of aircraft are subject to verification by buyer before purchase.

Mesa, AZ