# N9785M: 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: October 24, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9785M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9785M

## Aircraft that carried N9785M

- [Cancelled 2003-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9785M-2003-10-24): Cessna T207A, S/N 20700729, built 1981. Owner: [Crow Richard E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROW%20RICHARD%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Lakeside, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lakeside)

## NTSB investigations on N9785M (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 SEA03FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA059), Apr 9, 2003: Cessna T207 A (N9785M), Merlin, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while in cruise flight. Factors include low ceilings and mountainous terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9785M (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 20030409004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030409004019A), Apr 9, 2003: Cessna T207A (N9785M), Merlin, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Metars 1-1/4SM, br, FEW001, SCT009, OVC019, ntaps indicates that aircraft was on direct track from oth to grants pass, Oregon. Last radar contact showed…

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