# N285AU: 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 30, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285AU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AU

## Aircraft that carried N285AU

- [Cancelled 2002-08-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AU-2002-08-30): Boeing 737-2B7, S/N 23132, built 1984. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Alameda Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALAMEDA%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N285AU (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.

- [Incident 19981113045439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113045439I), Nov 13, 1998: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Albany, NY, Minor damage. (-5) Aircraft departed runway 01. Upon reaching approx. 100 ft AGL, the aircraft encountered a bird strike. Approx. 13 birds struck the aircraft and two…
- [Incident 19920110003809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920110003809I), Jan 10, 1992: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Charlotte, NC, Minor damage. NR1 engine noise on takeoff. Aborted,discharged extinguishers. Uncontained turbine failure. Damaged fuselage.
- [Incident 19910418014979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910418014979I), Apr 18, 1991: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Vibration on descent. Stowed speed brakes and aircraft pitched down. Part of an elevator tab had broken at hinge.
- [Incident 19890118007249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118007249I), Jan 18, 1989: Boeing 7372B7 (N285AU), Washington, DC. Lost pressurization at altitude. Oxygen masks deployed. Diverted to dulles. Replaced cabin pressure controller.

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