# N85WM: Cessna 320C, registration cancelled 1999-10-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 30, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320C0013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 29, 1992
- Last registry action: November 18, 1998
- Mode S code: ABA6FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gardner Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARDNER%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [Middleburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Middleburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9735° N, 77.7455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleburg, VA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85WM-1999-10-30

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 320C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c.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 NYC94FA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA160), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 320C (N85WM), Waynesboro, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/spin and his lack of qualification to conduct flight in type aircraft. A factor is the loss of engine power for…

## 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 19940816021609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940816021609A), Aug 16, 1994: Cessna 320C (N85WM), Waynesboro, PA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control in IMC. Struck house and burned. Was unable to pass eml IFR test. Lacked recent MEL IFR flying time.
- [Incident 19920825038229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825038229I), Aug 25, 1992: Cessna 320C (N85WM), Martinsburg, WV, Minor damage. Unable to lower nose gear. Landed with nose gear retracted.

## Other aircraft with N85WM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85WM): Beech F33A, S/N CE-943, built 1981

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