# N9985M: 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: June 21, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9985M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9985M

## Aircraft that carried N9985M

- [Cancelled 1991-06-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9985M-1991-06-21): Cessna 207A, S/N 20700775, built 1984. Owner: [Trail Lake Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRAIL%20LAKE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Seward, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Seward)

## NTSB investigations on N9985M (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 ANC90FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90FA101), Jun 25, 1990: Cessna 207A (N9985M), Aialak Bay, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S ATTEMPT TO FLY UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES WHILE IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND SURROUNDING MOUNTAINOUS…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9985M (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 19900625026689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900625026689A), Jun 25, 1990: Cessna 207A (N9985M), Seward, AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Struck side of rocky surface of mountain. Clouds obscured mountain passes. Wreckage burned fell down steep slope.

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