# N40285: 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 1, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40285

## Aircraft that carried N40285

- [Cancelled 2020-04-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40285-2020-04-01): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7305100, built 1973. Sale reported. Owner: [Bloomburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bloomburg)

## NTSB investigations on N40285 (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 ANC18LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA016), Dec 19, 2017: Piper PA 23-250 (N40285), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to comply with published engine-out procedures and recommended airspeeds, which resulted in a lack of directional control, collision with trees, and impact with the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N40285 (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 20171219023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171219023329A), Dec 19, 2017: Piper PA-23-250 (N40285), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Pilots were on a preparation training flight for a commercial pilot check ride. On completion of air work in the training area, an instrument approach was…

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