# N7485D: 1971 Beech A60, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A60](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60) (registry code 1153604)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-541 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (registry code 41536)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12CE), [TCDS E10EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E10EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: P-165
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 31, 1980
- Last registry action: April 12, 1986
- Mode S code: AA134D
- Owners when cancelled: [Gerlach John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERLACH%20JOHN), [Gerlach Darlene J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERLACH%20DARLENE%20J)
- Location: [Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Bend)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0022° N, 121.0472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97701, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7485D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7485D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485D-2015-04-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Beech A60: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a60.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 LAX87FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA257), Jul 7, 1987: Beech A60 (N7485D), Santa Rosa, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED INTHE AIRCRAFT STALLING.

## 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 19870707041939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870707041939A), Jul 7, 1987: Beech A60 (N7485D), Santa Rosa, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Failed to secure fuel cap prior takeoff. Losing fuel stalled and crashed on low steep turn returning to the runway.
- [Incident 19860526028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526028059I), May 26, 1986: Beech A60 (N7485D), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Failed to follow ATC instructions to taxi straight ahead at intersection. Struck a barrier with right propeller.

## Other aircraft with N7485D

- [Cancelled 1958-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7485D-1958-09-11): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-5823. Owner: [Davies A B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIES%20A%20B)

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