# N985JL: 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: August 20, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985JL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985JL

## Aircraft that carried N985JL

- [Cancelled 2021-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985JL-2021-08-20): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0244-040, built 1975. Exported to Bahamas. Owner: Cat Island

## FAA accident and incident reports on N985JL (3)

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.

- [Incident 20000519028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000519028799I), May 19, 2000: Piper PA60601P (N985JL), Danville, IL, Minor damage. (-23)On 05/19/2000, Piper Aerostar aircraft N985JL, operated by usa charter (U9CA), hit some tree tops during takeoff from danvilla Illinois (dnv) ru nway 16.…
- [Incident 19940302006069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940302006069I), Mar 2, 1994: Piper PA60601P (N985JL), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Left gear door struck the ground while taxiing clear of runway. Gear door did not cycle up on lowering gear.
- [Incident 19930416026449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930416026449I), Apr 16, 1993: Piper PA60601P (N985JL), Hot Springs, AR. Electrical malfunction in flight. Precautionary landing. Power cable to alternator chaffed to engine frame.

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