# N885MA: 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: January 14, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=885MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N885MA

## Aircraft that carried N885MA

- [Cancelled 2023-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885MA-2023-01-14): Malloy Aeronautics TRV-80, S/N T-80-48, built 2020. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Arlington, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Arlington)
- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885MA-2013-05-15): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R-30234, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Marx Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARX%20AVIATION%20INC), [Cedar Bluff, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Cedar%20Bluff)

## NTSB investigations on N885MA (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 BFO90FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA073), Aug 28, 1990: Piper PA-28R-180 (N885MA), Richland, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE FROM HIGH TERRAIN. DARKNESS AND THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N885MA (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 19900828037049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828037049A), Aug 28, 1990: Piper PA28R180 (N885MA), Richlands, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into IMC at night. Indicates VFR low time pilot was descending to return to airport. Vertigo spiral dive.

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