Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Cessna Skywagon ZK-SKD

 The Cessna A185F Skywagon with the manufacturers construction number of 18502479 was a 1974 build at Wichita, Kansas.
As N1759R it went immediately up to Alaska and took up duties with Peto Aviation Inc out of Anchorage by August of 1974, with a transfer to John Ellison, also of Anchorage from April of 1976.
I seems to have disappeared from the US register about October of 1981 - popping back up in August of 1988 with Dana Neace of Bethel, Alaska. 
Two further Alaskan operators took it through to November of 2006 when Jeffrey Patnode of Lewiston, Montana appears on the paperwork.

Above N1759R at Oshkosh on 26-07-2019.

N1759R prior to shipping to NZ.

It was flown from Las Vegas, Nevada to Banning, California on 19-10-2019 and was cancelled from the US register the following Day.

It was listed on the NZ register as ZK-SKD on 04-05-2021 with Sky Sports (NZ) Ltd of Masterton and replaces the Cessna 185A ZK-CBY.

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