# N2285: 1970 Ray SIDEWINDER SEL, registration cancelled 2012-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Ray SIDEWINDER SEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-sidewinder-sel) (registry code 0562384)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 212023
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 20, 1979
- Last registry action: April 29, 2009
- Mode S code: A201C0
- Location: [Cochran, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cochran)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.4159° N, 83.3491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31014, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2285
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285-2012-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Ray SIDEWINDER SEL: https://openairdocs.org/model/ray-sidewinder-sel.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA73DKG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKG55), Dec 28, 1972: Sidewinder Smith (N2285), Milledgeville, GA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2285

- [Cancelled 1944-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2285-1944-03-01): Stinson SR-10C, S/N 5807. Owner: [All American Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALL%20AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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