N195LS - 1947 Cessna 195A Aircraft Registration

N195LS is a 1947 Cessna 195A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Ricks Aviation Adventures LLC in Grand Forks, ND. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 25, 1957. The registration certificate was issued on February 3, 2023. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Jacobs R755A SERIES engine producing 300 horsepower, N195LS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A17BC9 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N195LS was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 45.1511, -93.8434 on March 9, 2026. The FAA registry record for N195LS was last updated on February 3, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Cessna 195, Cessna's only postwar radial-engine aircraft, established new standards for business aviation in the late 1940s. First flown on July 15, 1947, it was a high-wing monoplane powered by a 300-horsepower Jacobs radial engine with five-seat capacity. With its distinctive all-aluminum construction and strutless wing design, the 195 offered performance superior to contemporary light aircraft. Cessna Aircraft Company manufactured 1,180 total aircraft in the 190/195 series from 1947 to 1954. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is C195.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N195LS. 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.