# N4085F: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2017-06-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7680427
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 7, 2009
- Last registry action: August 7, 2009
- Mode S code: A4CD66
- Owner when cancelled: [Neplusultra Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEPLUSULTRA%20CORP)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9948° N, 87.8131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60631, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4085F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4085F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085F-2017-06-23

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 Piper PA-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 CEN11FA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA263), Mar 29, 2011: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4085F), Fredricktown, MO, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to attempt to maintain visual flight by descending below an area of deteriorating forecast weather to an altitude that did not provide adequate terrain clearance.

## 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 20110327008459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110327008459A), Mar 27, 2011: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4085F), Fredericktown, MO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft was reported to have left flagler county airport palm coast, FL (xfl), enroute to chippewa valley regional airport, eau claire, WI (eau). Pilot had a…
- [Incident 19810318023209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810318023209I), Mar 18, 1981: Piper PA32* (N4085F), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. During ground taxi pilot allowed aircraft wing tip to hit prop spinner of a parked aircraft.

## Other aircraft with N4085F

- [Cancelled 1960-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4085F-1960-12-20): Cessna 172, S/N 36985. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Belmont Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELMONT%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Beeville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Beeville)

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