# N885JC: 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: May 11, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=885JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N885JC

## Aircraft that carried N885JC

- [Cancelled 2012-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885JC-2012-05-11): Piper AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P08268163434, built 1980. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brookline, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Brookline)

## NTSB investigations on N885JC (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 NYC97FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA080), Apr 28, 1997: Piper PA-60-601P (N885JC), Waterford, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument (IFR) approach procedure, by failing to maintain the minimum altitude for that segment of the approach.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N885JC (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 19970428006559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970428006559A), Apr 28, 1997: Piper PA60601P (N885JC), Leesburg, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On approach radio/radar contact lost. Crashed located five miles north of airport.

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