# N985BC: 1947 Boeing A75N1(PT17), registration cancelled 2010-05-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 24, 2010
- Exported to: Austria
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-743](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-743) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 75-6711
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2002
- Last registry action: March 3, 2009
- Mode S code: ADBDD3
- Owner when cancelled: [Cairns Charles Bruce](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAIRNS%20CHARLES%20BRUCE)
- Location: [Estes Park, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Estes%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3979° N, 105.6149° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80517, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=985BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N985BC-2010-05-24

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 Boeing A75N1(PT17): https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17.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 CHI06CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA272), Sep 26, 2006: Boeing A75N1 (N985BC), Garrettsville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. The bush and tree were factors to the accident.

## 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 20060926028999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060926028999A), Sep 26, 2006: Boeing A75N1 (N985BC), Garretsville, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot, the aircraft owner, departed narrow grass Private strip that normally has some crosswind component. Aircraft, pulled left during initial…

## Other aircraft with N985BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N985BC): American Champion 8GCBC, S/N 645-2025, built 2025

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