# N85: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 5
- Last cancelled: December 24, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85

## Aircraft that carried N85

- [Cancelled 2025-12-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-2025-12-24): Canadair CL-600-2B16, S/N 5138, built 1993. Owner: [Federal Aviation Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20ADMINISTRATION), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1976-01-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1976-01-20): North American NA-265-40, S/N 282-97. Owner: [Federal Aviation Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1968-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1968-02-23): Douglas C54-D, S/N 22176. Owner: [FAA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAA)
- [Cancelled 1961-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1961-03-06): Lockheed T-33A, S/N 9666. Owner: [US Department Of The Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20AIR%20FORCE)
- [Cancelled 1948-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1948-03-03): Stinson SR-9E, S/N 5408. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N85 (3)

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 FTW76AF058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF058), Jan 14, 1976: N. American NA-265 (N85), Recife (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0018), Sep 9, 1969: N.American 265-40 (N85), Orlando, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC68A0100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0100), Feb 13, 1968: Douglas C-54D (N85), Reykjavik, Canary Islands, substantial damage

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