Aircraft Description
N185J is a 1967 Smith Miniplane J-SMITH, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Midfield Aviation LLC in Caldwell, ID. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 12, 1976. The registration certificate was issued on October 21, 2020. The registration is set to expire on October 31, 2027. Powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES engine producing 140 horsepower, N185J is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A15407 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N185J was last updated on March 24, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Smith Miniplane is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 183 Smith Miniplane aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the J-SMITH model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N185J. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC