CESSNA 185 SKYWAGON TODAY

Model:  1983 CESSNA A 185 F                         Type:  HIGHWAY PATROL AIRCRAFT N714QZ

       
Engine:
Continental IO-520D, 300 HP, Propeller McCauley D3A 34 C403,
3 Blade Cruise Speed 135 Knots (155mph) Climb Rate 1800 ft./ min
Fuel 75 Gallons, Range 5 hours, with Reserves, over 750 Stat. miles
17,900  hours Flight Time During Service to the People of California

 
History:
24th  from the last 180/185 Models ever produced by Cessna,
The Only Restored CHP 180/185 known to Exist Worldwide.
Owned and operated by the CHP out of Redding California (1984 until retirement in 2003)

Duties:  

Highway Speed Enforcement; Pursuit Management;
Coordination Assisting Other Agencies, Sheriff, Police, Fire, Coast Guard, Missing Persons; Flood Management; Earthquake Disaster; State Fire, CDF; Medical Emergency Transportation, Blood & Medical Supplies.

Serial Number:     S/N-18504412

 # 4012 out of 4036 Cessna 185s produced since 1960,
plus approximately 6,200 Cessna 180 sister-ships began production in 1952
Engine Complete Overhauled or Replace with New, 13 times,
Aircraft/ Air Frame overhauled at 10,000 hours service.

Special equipment of this CHP aircraft:  

Air Conditioning, VGs (Vortex Generators, for slower landing speeds), RMD wing tips with Flashing anti-collision lights, Bubble Observation windows and Patrol doors, Long Range Monarch Fuel Tanks, Radar Altimeter, S-TEC Autopilot  (Instrument panel returned to the original configuration minus Police, Fire and Coast Guard communications, and Siren.)

Note:
Restoration began 2005 at Porterville CA and Completed in Corsicana TX, 2013   
Owned / Restored by Roy and Carol Cundiff of Long Beach, California