# N985CA: 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: December 12, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985CA

## Aircraft that carried N985CA

- [Cancelled 2017-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985CA-2017-12-12): Beech A36, S/N E-1901, built 1981. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Venture Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENTURE%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- [Cancelled 1993-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985CA-1993-06-21): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T8020003. Exported to Guatemala. Owner: [Buck Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUCK%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Columbus, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N985CA (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 WPR16FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA172), Aug 31, 2016: Beech A36 (N985CA), Sparks, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a landing runway which, given the wind and traffic conditions, was susceptible to high crosswinds and the translation of wake turbulence across its approach path, and the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N985CA (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 20160830017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160830017929A), Aug 30, 2016: Beech A36 (N985CA), Sparks, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. N985CA was turning left to final base and preparing to land on runway 16L and crashed .05 miles north of rno 16L. Initial witness reports indicate that the…

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