1976
Year
C-GYJX — 1976 Cessna A185F
C-GYJX is a 1976 Cessna A185F based in Tofino, British Columbia, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 18503187).
Piston single
Category
British Columbia
Based
416
Of this type in Canada
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The aircraft
Year built1976 · 50 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.1,519 kg · 3,349 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Tofino, British Columbia
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Vancouver
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes. It identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.18503187
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Cessna Aircraft Company
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message. Flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C0850A
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward, like charter, flight training or aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
AirworthinessThe standard certificate: the aircraft conforms to its approved design and is maintained by a licensed engineer. No restrictions beyond the type's own, and it's what buyers and lenders expect to see.Certificate of Airworthiness
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.3A24
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered. It isn't the year it was built.12 February 2004
Where C-GYJX is, and how to track it
C-GYJX transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C0850A. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft spend most of their time on the ground. If a tracker shows nothing, it's probably just parked.
The owner of record and the certificate history are on Transport Canada's own lookup: see C-GYJX on the Transport Canada register →
How rare is C-GYJX?
The Cessna A185F is common in Canada. There are 416 on the register. It belongs to the Cessna 180 & 185 Skywagon family, which has 1,185 in Canada.
- 64 of the 416 are in British Columbia.
- It's the 4th most common type in Canada.
- Half of them were built before 1977. C-GYJX is older than most.
- Canada has 7,523 Cessna aircraft of all models.
- Canada has 20,925 piston single aircraft, 2,880 of them in British Columbia.
- 14 aircraft are based in Tofino. See them all →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has 6 reports on file mentioning C-GYJX (2002–2021). 2 record damage. The other 4 are filed with no damage recorded. Those are things like bird strikes, air traffic events and equipment reports, which get logged whether or not anything was harmed.
Substantial · Jul 26, 2021
Accident — takeoff phase — TOFINO HARBOUR BC (Water) (CAB4) · TSB file A21P0069
Substantial · Jun 3, 2019
Incident — landing phase — Ahousat Harbour BC · TSB file A19P0064
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so a clean record doesn't prove an aircraft has never been damaged. It doesn't replace a title search, an AD check, a pre-purchase inspection or the logbooks. 2 entries have a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Cessna A185F in Canada
C-GATD 1985 · C-GMCM 1985 · C-GCUC 1983 · C-FICY 1982 · C-GMAC 1982 · C-FCNT 1981 · all Cessna A185F →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.