# N2285U: 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: August 8, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285U

## Aircraft that carried N2285U

- [Cancelled 2012-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285U-2012-08-08): Brantly B-2B, S/N 456, built 1965. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N2285U (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 CHI79DET14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DET14), Feb 5, 1979: Brantly B2B (N2285U), Kendallville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI78DET10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DET10), Jan 27, 1978: Brantly B-2B (N2285U), Kendallville, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2285U (2)

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 19790205002299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790205002299A), Feb 5, 1979: Hynes B2B (N2285U), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot's second solo flight in a helicopter. While taxiing in he looked at his watch,got distracted,and lost control
- [Accident 19780127002279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780127002279A), Jan 27, 1978: Hynes B2B (N2285U), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Blowing snow from rotor wash obscured visibility during an attempemergency mission.

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