# N8985J: 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: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8985J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8985J

## Aircraft that carried N8985J

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8985J-2014-11-20): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-3008, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bell Ronald G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20RONALD%20G), [Irvington, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Irvington)

## NTSB investigations on N8985J (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 NYC03FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA082), Apr 12, 2003: Piper PA-28-180 (N8985J), Conesus, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8985J (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 20030412011269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412011269A), Apr 12, 2003: Piper PA28180 (N8985J), Conesus, NY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On Saturday, April 12, 2002 at 1600 EDT, a Piper PA-28-180, N8985J, collided with terrain in a wooded area near Conesus, NY. The flight was conducted…

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