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1961 CESSNA 185 SKYWAGON

1961 Cessna 185

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About this aircraft

$140,000 · ACCEPTING OFFERS · 1961 CESSNA 185 SKYWAGON – FLOAT/STOL READY | $139,000 This is the one you've been waiting for — a factory float-kit 185 that has never touched salt water, never been rained on in a hangar, and has been stripped to bare metal, Alodined, and double-primed before receiving a stunning 4-color metallic DuPont polyurethane-epoxy finish. She's built to work, and she's built to last. currently en route to Texas by container — no overseas shipping hassle, no import uncertainty. She'll be on US soil shortly and available for inspection upon arrival. Delivery: Texas Always FAA A&P/IA maintained · VISIT N9828X

Specifications

Year
1961

How this stacks up

1 to ask about

  • Listed today

    Fresh to market — early in the listing cycle

  • 1/5 key specs

    Key information is missing — ask the seller about hours, engine time, and registration

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, 100 hrs/yr fuel + oil. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,950/mo$23,400/yr

≈ $234 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$140,000 to buy (the asking price)

OwnershipBuy-inMonthlyAnnual
Full ownership (sole)$140,000$1,950/mo$23,400/yr
1/2 share$70,000$1,475/mo$17,700/yr
1/3 share$46,667$1,317/mo$15,800/yr
1/4 share$35,000$1,238/mo$14,850/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$140,000

Co-ownership available

6 co-ownership shares listed for Cessna aircraft on ClubHanger.

From $14,000 buy-in — split the fixed costs with a partner instead of owning outright.

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Listing info

3/5
  • Real photos
  • Asking price
  • Make, model & year
  • Registration (N-number)

    Not provided

  • Total airframe time

    Not listed

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