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N285

Cancelled 1962
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Deregistered aircraft · Douglas DC-7C

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Cancelled
November 14, 1962
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
45204
Type
Fixed wing multi engine
Certificate issued
May 7, 1957
Mode S code
A2E08D
Owner when cancelled
Northwest Airlines Inc
Location
St Paul, MN
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelDouglas DC-7CTCDS 4A10 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N285 and the event date: after June 9, 1948, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ANC62A0048Accident · No injuriesClosedSitka Sound, AKOct 22, 1962 · Destroyed

Other aircraft with N285 · 3

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N285 is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowCessna T337G · S/N P3370228Registered now · Built 1975 · Crawford Geoffrey E, Cottonwood, CA1948North American AT-6C · S/N 10713Cancelled Jun 9, 1948 · Civil Aeronautics Administration, Wshington, DC1938Boeing 40B · S/N 896Cancelled Aug 12, 1938 · United Air Lines Transport Corp, Chicago, IL