# N89985: 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: August 22, 1981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=89985
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89985

## Aircraft that carried N89985

- [Cancelled 1981-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89985-1981-08-22): Cessna 152, S/N 15282938. Owner: [University Of North Dakota](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20NORTH%20DAKOTA), [Grand Forks, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Grand%20Forks)
- [Cancelled 1951-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89985-1951-04-27): Cessna 140, S/N 9037. Owner: [Rooksberry R H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROOKSBERRY%20R%20H), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N89985 (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 DEN81FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA019), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89985), Grand Forks, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N89985 (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 19810217004131A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217004131A), Feb 17, 1981: Cessna 152 (N89985), Grand Forks, ND, Destroyed. Aircraft was entering traffic pattern for landing when it collided with airplane climbing after takeoff.

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