# N285BB: 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: December 21, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285BB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285BB

## Aircraft that carried N285BB

- [Cancelled 2021-12-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285BB-2021-12-21): Boeing 737-86N, S/N 28595. Exported to Guernsey. Owner: [Umb Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UMB%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1999-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285BB-1999-05-05): Becker/Allen-Lee-Terry WAG-AERO SUPER SPORT, S/N BA-2-85. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Becker Farms](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKER%20FARMS), [Cavalier, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Cavalier)

## NTSB investigations on N285BB (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 CHI99LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA020), Nov 3, 1998: Becker Wag Aero Super Sport (N285BB), Hamilton, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the fatigue failure of the lower wing strut attachment bracket.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N285BB (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 19981103031159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981103031159A), Nov 3, 1998: N285BB, Hamilton, ND, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft impacted ground for unkn reason. (-23) on November 3rd, 1998 at 1355 local, a wag-aero homebuilt, N285BB, operated by a commercial pilot, was destroyed…

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