# N2285E: 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: December 28, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285E

## Aircraft that carried N2285E

- [Cancelled 2011-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285E-2011-12-28): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271220, built 1978. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Lightning Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHTNING%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Pomona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pomona)

## NTSB investigations on N2285E (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 DEN80DTM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTM03), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2285E), Ogden, UT, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2285E (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 19791008027389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008027389A), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 172 (N2285E), Ogen, UT, Substantial damage. Student practicing low-level maneuvers on first area solo flight. Made a low turn, wing struck ground.

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