# N1785J: 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: October 15, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1785J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1785J

## Aircraft that carried N1785J

- [Cancelled 2012-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1785J-2012-10-15): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-24208, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stutes Merlin J DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STUTES%20MERLIN%20J%20DBA), [Lafayette, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lafayette)

## NTSB investigations on N1785J (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 ATL85FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85FAMS2), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA-28-140 (N1785J), Gulfport, MS, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1785J (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 19850923046929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850923046929A), Sep 23, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N1785J), Gulfport, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tried to fly through a line of heavy precipitation. Bodies of occupants and parts of aircraft found in gulf waters.

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