# N285: Boeing 40B, registration cancelled 1938-08-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 12, 1938
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing 40B](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-40b) (registry code 1380000)
- Serial number: 896
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2E08D
- Owner when cancelled: [United Air Lines Transport Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20TRANSPORT%20CORP)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285-1938-08-12

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Boeing 40B: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-40b.md

## Other aircraft with N285

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285): Cessna T337G, S/N P3370228, built 1975
- [Cancelled 1962-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285-1962-11-14): Douglas DC-7C, S/N 45204. Owner: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC), [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- [Cancelled 1948-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285-1948-06-09): North American AT-6C, S/N 10713. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Wshington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Wshington)

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