# N7885A: Nord 262-A, registration cancelled 1981-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1981
- Exported to: Denmark
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nord 262-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a) (registry code 6380501)
- Serial number: 21
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1977
- Mode S code: AAB146
- Owner when cancelled: [Altair Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALTAIR%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7885A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7885A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7885A-1981-12-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Nord 262-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-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 NYC77FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA092), Aug 31, 1977: Nord-Avion 262 (N7885A), Philadelphia, PA, no damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19790111001119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001119I), Jan 11, 1979: Aerosp 262ANORD (N7885A), Pittsburgh, PA. Left main gear did not indicate lock down. Cause undetermined, situation could not be duplicated.
- [Incident 19790108001409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001409I), Jan 8, 1979: Aerosp 262ANORD (N7885A), Pittsburgh, PA, Damage unknown. Could not get safe gear indication, landed safely.
- [Accident 19770831033399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831033399A), Aug 31, 1977: Aerosp 262ANORD (N7885A), Philadelphia, PA. Cabin personnel warned to be seated. Pax got up, flt attendant got up to seat pax.

## Other aircraft with N7885A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7885A): Boeing 737-76N, S/N 33379, built 2002

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