# N485: Douglas DC3A, registration cancelled 1965-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas DC3A](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a) (registry code 3021433)
- Serial number: 4848
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 5, 1957
- Mode S code: A5FB2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Edde Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDDE%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N485
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=485
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485-1965-12-06

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 Douglas DC3A: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3a.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 DEN66A0038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66A0038), Nov 27, 1965: Douglas DC-3A (N485), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 13 fatal

## Other aircraft with N485

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N485): Cessna 180B, S/N 50595, built 1959
- [Cancelled 1940-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N485-1940-03-31): Aeromarine Klemm L 25 A, S/N 3. Owner: [Blue Harvey Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20HARVEY%20JR), [Dale, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Dale)

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