# N985BY: 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: December 18, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985BY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985BY

## Aircraft that carried N985BY

- [Cancelled 2014-12-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985BY-2014-12-18): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-90021, built 1986. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Linscott Joan B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINSCOTT%20JOAN%20B), [Kentfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Kentfield)

## NTSB investigations on N985BY (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 LAX89LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA101), Jan 31, 1989: Piper PA-28-181 (N985BY), Novato, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N985BY (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 19890130001639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890130001639A), Jan 30, 1989: Piper PA28181 (N985BY), Novato, CA, Destroyed. Turning off runway engine quit, tried to restart, engine backfired and caught fire. Unable to draw in fire. Burned.

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