# N7285W: 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: January 4, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7285W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7285W

## Aircraft that carried N7285W

- [Cancelled 1982-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285W-1982-01-04): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-1125. Owner: [Cameron J E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMERON%20J%20E), [Grifton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Grifton)

## NTSB investigations on N7285W (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 IAD78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA022), Dec 14, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N7285W), Ocracoke, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7285W (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 19771214042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214042069A), Dec 14, 1977: Piper PA28180 (N7285W), Ocracoke, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Sand dune. Witness stated tornado touched down approx 3 miles north of a/p.

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