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Cessna 185D · Palmer, AK
N1531F is a Cessna 185D (serial 185-0874), registered to Wrangell Mountain Air Inc (corporation) in Palmer, AK. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires May 2033; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1994 (32 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor IO-470 SER engine rated at 260 hp, the engine on 10% of registered Cessna 185Ds. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A0D7D5. It is one of 30 Cessna 185D aircraft on the FAA registry. Wrangell Mountain Air Inc holds 7 aircraft on the registry.
Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.
3 of the 29 registered Cessna 185D carry this engine (10%), across 6 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Cessna 185D needs roughly 1,300 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~1,117 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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