# N285L: 1964 Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, registration cancelled 2012-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-porter-pc-6-c-h2) (registry code 7090214)
- Engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 565
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1989
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A2E188
- Owner when cancelled: [Newcal Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWCAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Little Ferry, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Little%20Ferry)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8427° N, 74.0338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07643, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285L-2012-10-18

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 Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2: https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-porter-pc-6-c-h2.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 UNK67X0143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK67X0143), Jul 28, 1967: Porter PC-6A (N285L), Tra Bong, VM, substantial damage

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