# N85: North American NA-265-40, registration cancelled 1976-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American NA-265-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40) (registry code 6402608)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 282-97
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 17, 1973
- Mode S code: ABA4FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Aviation Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20ADMINISTRATION)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1976-01-20

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 North American NA-265-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW76AF058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF058), Jan 14, 1976: N. American NA-265 (N85), Recife (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA70A0018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70A0018), Sep 9, 1969: N.American 265-40 (N85), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N85

- [Cancelled 2025-12-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-2025-12-24): Canadair CL-600-2B16, S/N 5138, built 1993. Owner: [Federal Aviation Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20AVIATION%20ADMINISTRATION), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1968-02-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1968-02-23): Douglas C54-D, S/N 22176. Owner: [FAA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAA)
- [Cancelled 1961-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1961-03-06): Lockheed T-33A, S/N 9666. Owner: [US Department Of The Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20THE%20AIR%20FORCE)
- [Cancelled 1948-03-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85-1948-03-03): Stinson SR-9E, S/N 5408. Owner: [Civil Aeronautics Administration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AERONAUTICS%20ADMINISTRATION), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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