# N5285X: 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 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5285X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5285X

## Aircraft that carried N5285X

- [Cancelled 2013-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5285X-2013-04-08): Champion 7KCAB, S/N 219, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nelson Roger C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20ROGER%20C), [Eloy, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Eloy)

## NTSB investigations on N5285X (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 FTW85LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA217), May 11, 1985: Champion 7KCAB (N5285X), Chattanooga, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5285X (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 19850511016589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511016589A), May 11, 1985: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5285X), Chattanooga, OK, Substantial damage. Unable to regain control after glider in tow climbed above tow plane on takeoff in gusty winds.

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