# N1285S: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 20, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1285S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1285S

## Aircraft that carried N1285S

- [Cancelled 2013-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1285S-2013-09-20): Bell 206B, S/N 1061, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Third Coast Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THIRD%20COAST%20AVIATION%20INC), [Paducah, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Paducah)

## NTSB investigations on N1285S (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00FA003), Oct 5, 1999: Bell 206B (N1285S), Centreville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection of the helicopter's fuel system resulting in an in-flight loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of overboard porting of fuel when the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1285S (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19991005029669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991005029669A), Oct 5, 1999: Bell 206B (N1285S), Centreville, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.19)On October 5, 1999, about 1200 central daylight time, a Bell 206B, N1285S, registered to third coast aviation, inc., operating as a title 14 CFR part 137…

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