# N8985Z: 1997 Birta Nicholas SRC-B7, registration cancelled 2017-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Birta Nicholas SRC-B7](https://openairdocs.org/model/birta-nicholas-src-b7) (registry code 05604GU)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: B-#07
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1997
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2008
- Last registry action: April 3, 2011
- Mode S code: AC662B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lux Leo E II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUX%20LEO%20E%20II)
- Location: [Athens, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0990° N, 85.2255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49011, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8985Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8985Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8985Z-2017-10-20

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 Birta Nicholas SRC-B7: https://openairdocs.org/model/birta-nicholas-src-b7.md

## Other aircraft with N8985Z

- [Cancelled 1962-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8985Z-1962-06-11): Cessna 310G, S/N 310G0085. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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