# N285V: 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: April 10, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285V

## Aircraft that carried N285V

- [Cancelled 2006-04-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285V-2006-04-10): Beech 58P, S/N TJ-118, built 1977. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Quintessence Air Service LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUINTESSENCE%20AIR%20SERVICE%20LLC), [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul)

## NTSB investigations on N285V (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 CHI03FA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA296), Aug 28, 2003: Beech 58P (N285V), Grand Marais, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The continued descent below minimum descent altitude and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during approach to the airport. The low ceiling was a contributing factor.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N285V (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 20030828023279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030828023279A), Aug 28, 2003: Beech 58P (N285V), Grand Marais, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) The pilot was attempting a second approach into Grand Marais (ckc) airport when it collided with the ground approximately 1.27 miles northeast of the…

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