- Registered owner
- Totem Air Inc
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 421-0169
- Year built
- 1968
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- September 17, 1968
- Certificate issued
- April 14, 1994
- Expires
- January 31, 2030
- Mode S code
- A2E1BA
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 50
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1972 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1975 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5 |
See all 57 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 18
Advisory, not mandatory.
See all 19 bulletins
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N285NMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna 421 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 19970406004899ILevel Off Touchdown · Bend, ORNarrative: on 4-6-97, 1836 PDT, at Sunriver, Oregon airport, aircraft N285N, Cessna 421 touched down and the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft went off left (east side) side of the runway. Weather was not a factor. Minor damage and no injuries. April 18,…Incident 19890623017369IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Friday Harbor, WAGear collapsed on landing rollout when the aircraft weight was fully on the wheels.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N285NGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Cessna 421 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 269
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Cessna 421
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller