# N285: Douglas DC-7C, registration cancelled 1962-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 1962
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC-7C](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c) (registry code 3021806)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 4A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/4A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 45204
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1957
- Mode S code: A2E08D
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- 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/N285-1962-11-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Douglas DC-7C: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc-7c.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 ANC62A0048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC62A0048), Oct 22, 1962: Douglas DC-7C (N285), Sitka Sound, AK, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N285

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285): Cessna T337G, S/N P3370228, built 1975
- [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)
- [Cancelled 1938-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285-1938-08-12): Boeing 40B, S/N 896. Owner: [United Air Lines Transport Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20TRANSPORT%20CORP), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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