# N285AM: 2004 Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000, registration cancelled 2018-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000) (registry code 0033001)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA5CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA5CH), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-1046
- Year built: 2004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 2004
- Certificate issued: June 22, 2011
- Last registry action: February 12, 2014
- Mode S code: A2E09A
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Academy Of Aeronautics](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20ACADEMY%20OF%20AERONAUTICS)
- Location: [Atwater, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Atwater)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3061° N, 120.6560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95301, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285AM-2018-03-21

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 Aircraft Mfg & Development CH 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-mfg-development-ch-2000.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 WPR14LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA153), Mar 6, 2014: Zenair CH2T (N285AM), Woodland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during approach due to carburetor icing, which resulted in an off-airport landing into trees.
- [NTSB LAX05LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA083), Dec 17, 2004: Aircraft Mfg & Dev. CH-2000 (N285AM), Jean, NV, minor damage. Probable cause: an in-flight separation of the left cockpit door due to the failure of the hinges from repeated exposure to wind or propeller slip stream forces while in the open position. The hinge failures were…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20140305003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140305003229A), Mar 5, 2014: Aircraft Mfg & Development Co CH2000 (N285AM), Dunnigan, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost power and landed in a field
- [Incident 20110418006869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110418006869I), Apr 18, 2011: Zinair CH 2000 (N285AM), Stockton, CA, No damage. During a VFR training flight the aircraft engine lost power. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft and landed in an open area in Stockton, CA.

## Other aircraft with N285AM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285AM): Boeing 737-8, S/N 66299, built 2024

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