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Cessna A185F · 1977 · Mcneal, AZ
N18DA is a 1977 Cessna A185F (serial 18503439), registered to Dye Paul C (co-owner) in Mcneal, AZ. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires November 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1977 (49 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES engine rated at 285 hp, the engine on 89% of registered Cessna A185Fs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A13E9F. It is one of 1,113 Cessna A185F aircraft on the FAA registry. Dye Paul C holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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939 of the 1,053 registered Cessna A185F carry this engine (89%), across 17 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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