# N85U: 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: March 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85U

## Aircraft that carried N85U

- [Cancelled 2018-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85U-2018-03-08): Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A, S/N 64041, built 1945. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Flying Fireman Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20FIREMAN%20INC), [Spanaway, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Spanaway)

## NTSB investigations on N85U (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 ANC76AA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA071), Feb 20, 1976: Grumman G-44 (N85U), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage

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