# N8285T: 1961 Cessna 175B, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506)
- Engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E-298](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-298) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17556985
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 21, 1961
- Certificate issued: August 22, 1996
- Last registry action: August 31, 2005
- Mode S code: AB51AC
- Owners when cancelled: [Jones John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20JOHN%20A), [White Kenneth L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20KENNETH%20L)
- Location: [Alvin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Alvin)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4248° N, 95.2244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alvin, TX, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8285T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285T-2017-06-30

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 Cessna 175B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b.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 DFW05FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA240), Sep 15, 2005: Cessna 175B (N8285T), Cleveland, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor was the low altitude.

## 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 20050915020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050915020949A), Sep 15, 2005: Cessna 175B (N8285T), Splendora, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On September 2005, at approximately 1700 CDT, a Cessna 175, N8285T, belonging to and piloted by [privacy data omitted] departed williams airport (9X1)…

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