# N1385W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1385W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1385W

## Aircraft that carried N1385W

- [Cancelled 2013-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385W-2013-07-15): Bell UH-1B, S/N 2072, built 1961. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Thibodaux, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Thibodaux)
- [Cancelled 1971-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385W-1971-07-23): Mooney M20E, S/N 231. Owner: [Hays Satterfield And Boone](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYS%20SATTERFIELD%20AND%20BOONE), [Pasadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pasadena)

## NTSB investigations on N1385W (2)

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 FTW85FA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FA310), Aug 8, 1985: Bell UH-1B (N1385W), Saint James, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB LAX71AL067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX71AL067), May 7, 1971: Mooney M20E (N1385W), Cmp Anglus, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1385W (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 19850808037719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850808037719A), Aug 8, 1985: Bell UH1B (N1385W), St James, LA, Destroyed. Engine failed in hover, aircraft impacted ground. Fatigue failure of compressor led to failure of turbine section.

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