# N285L: 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: October 18, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285L

## Aircraft that carried N285L

- [Cancelled 2012-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285L-2012-10-18): Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, S/N 565, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Newcal Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWCAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Little Ferry, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Little%20Ferry)

## NTSB investigations on N285L (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 UNK67X0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0143), Jul 28, 1967: Porter PC-6A (N285L), Tra Bong, VM, substantial damage

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