# N85TC: 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: May 6, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85TC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85TC

## Aircraft that carried N85TC

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85TC-2019-05-06): Timothy J Ciocarlan EAGLE HELICYCLE, S/N 4-03. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ciocarlan Timothy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIOCARLAN%20TIMOTHY%20J), [Jackson, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Jackson)
- [Cancelled 1978-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85TC-1978-12-15): Dehavilland DHC-6 310 TWIN OTTER, S/N 266. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Texas Ventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20VENTURES%20INC), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N85TC (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 DFW07CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA185), Aug 12, 2007: Bell 206 (N85TC), Houma, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure all loose items prior to takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N85TC (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 20070813018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070813018509A), Aug 13, 2007: Bell 206L3 (N85TC), Gulf Of Mexico, US, Substantial damage. (-23) While enroute to an offshore oil platform, N85TC, a Bell helicopter 206L-3 operated by evergreen helicopters, in galveston, Texas. The pilot did not…
- [Incident 19870530036489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530036489I), May 30, 1987: Bell 206L3 (N85TC), Austin, TX. The pilot made a successful autorotation when the engine temperature exceeded limits. Fuel control malfunction.

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