# N6985B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 21, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6985B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6985B

## Aircraft that carried N6985B

- [Cancelled 1993-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985B-1993-10-21): Cessna T210M, S/N 21062864. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Murphy Timothy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20TIMOTHY%20J), [Arcadia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Arcadia)
- [Cancelled 1960-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6985B-1960-05-20): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5107. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Sandin Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDIN%20ROBERT%20E), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N6985B (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 LAX90FA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90FA300), Aug 25, 1990: Cessna T-210-M (N6985B), Placerville, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR HIS NIGHT TIME MEDICAL LIMITATION…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6985B (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 19900824036059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900824036059A), Aug 24, 1990: Cessna T210M (N6985B), Placerville, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Circling destination airport at night struck trees. Defective color vision. No current night time.

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