# N285RM: North American NAVION A, registration cancelled 1990-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [North American NAVION A](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a) (registry code 6150132)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-782](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-782) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: NAV489
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A2E211
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285RM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=285RM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N285RM-1990-11-21

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 North American NAVION A: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion-a.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 SEA90FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA071), Apr 2, 1990: North American Navion H (N285RM), Enumclaw, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING, AND INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MOUNTAINOUS/HILL TERRAIN, THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19900402011929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900402011929A), Apr 2, 1990: Tmpson NAVIONH (N285RM), Enumclaw, WA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Advised to delay as VFR not assured. Departed and struck cloud obscured mountainside. Radar showed circling in area

## Other aircraft with N285RM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N285RM): Hawker Beechcraft B200GT, S/N BY-115, built 2010

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