N1285X is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 7, 2008 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled March 7, 2008
- Serial number
- 172S10653
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2007
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- January 17, 2008
- Last FAA action
- January 17, 2008
- Last owner
- Starlight Air LLC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Mooney M20E cancelled March 11, 2005
- Serial number
- 158
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 1, 2002
- Last FAA action
- February 15, 2005
- Last owner
- Rogers Donald A (Individual)
Placerville, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1285X
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20E · serial 158
A loss of engine power due to the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which led to fuel exhaustion.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site