185E — Cessna Aircraft Company 185E
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 20
- Active
- 16
- Origin
- US
Per-variant specifications
| Variant | Engine | MTOW | Range | Cruise | Pax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C185 C185 | — | 1,500 kg | 700 nm | 145 kt | 5 |
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The FAA paperwork
TCDS 3A24 · 38 · issued 2006-05-03
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS 3A24), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
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Cessna Aircraft Company 185E manuals & documents
1 document on Sprinkle — POH, checklist, flight manual and related references. PDFs served from cdn.sprinkle.com.
This document is an aviation investigation report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, detailing an incident involving a Cessna A185E floatplane operated by Air Tamarac Inc. on July 18, 2011. The report outlines the circumstances surrounding an engine failure that led to a forced landing on water, resulting in one fatality among the five occupants. The report aims to enhance transportation safety rather than assign fault. It includes a comprehensive analysis of the flight history, aircraft information, crew qualifications, and the investigation's findings regarding the causes and contributing factors of the incident.
- The aircraft model involved was a Cessna A185E, not A185F.
- The engine failure occurred approximately 12 minutes after takeoff at an altitude of 1600 feet.
- The aircraft was carrying five occupants, resulting in one fatality and three survivors.
- The fuel system included a selector valve with three positions: LEFT, BOTH, RIGHT.
- The aircraft's stall speed was 65 mph at maximum weight.
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