# N2285Z: 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: January 11, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285Z

## Aircraft that carried N2285Z

- [Cancelled 2000-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285Z-2000-01-11): Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER, S/N 0511M. Sale reported. Owner: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1968-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285Z-1968-06-14): Piper PA-18, S/N 18-614. Owner: [Hayes Ronald J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAYES%20RONALD%20J%20C), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N2285Z (3)

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 ATL00LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA003), Oct 25, 1999: Robinson R-22-MARINER (N2285Z), West Boca Raton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed response in taking remedial action during a practice autorotation. Factors were his inadequate planned approach and his improper use of powerplant controls.
- [NTSB NYC87LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA222), Aug 5, 1987: Robinson R22 (N2285Z), Burrville, RI, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC68F0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68F0097), Sep 1, 1967: Piper PA-18 (N2285Z), Chitina, AK, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2285Z (4)

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 19991025033699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991025033699A), Oct 25, 1999: Robsin R22MARINER (N2285Z), West Boca Raton, FL, Substantial damage. (.19) On 10-26-99 at about 1720 EDT, a Robinson R22, N2285Z, registered to vally aviation inc. and operated by volar helicopters inc., landed hard and flipped…
- [Accident 19870805043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870805043059A), Aug 5, 1987: Robsin R22 (N2285Z), Burrville, RI, Substantial damage. Engine failure at 200 ft. autorotation into water. Aircraft went over on its back. Cause indicates fuel exhaustion.
- [Incident 19870714075369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870714075369I), Jul 14, 1987: Robsin R22 (N2285Z), Modena, PA. Landed safely in a parking lot to avoid sudden thunderstorm development.
- [Incident 19860729065979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860729065979I), Jul 29, 1986: Robsin R22MARINER (N2285Z), Derry, NH, Minor damage. Float equipped aircrafts tail rotor struck water after solo student misjudged altitude.

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