# N7485D: 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: April 30, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7485D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7485D

## Aircraft that carried N7485D

- [Cancelled 2015-04-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485D-2015-04-30): Beech A60, S/N P-165, built 1971. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gerlach John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERLACH%20JOHN), [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- [Cancelled 1958-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485D-1958-09-11): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5823. Owner: [Davies A B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIES%20A%20B)

## NTSB investigations on N7485D (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 LAX87FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA257), Jul 7, 1987: Beech A60 (N7485D), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED INTHE AIRCRAFT STALLING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7485D (2)

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 19870707041939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707041939A), Jul 7, 1987: Beech A60 (N7485D), Santa Rosa, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to secure fuel cap prior takeoff. Losing fuel stalled and crashed on low steep turn returning to the runway.
- [Incident 19860526028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526028059I), May 26, 1986: Beech A60 (N7485D), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Failed to follow ATC instructions to taxi straight ahead at intersection. Struck a barrier with right propeller.

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