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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1785J

N1785J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 15, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled October 15, 2012

Serial number
28-24208
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1968
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 22, 1984
Last FAA action
July 31, 1987
Last owner
Stutes Merlin J DBA (Individual)
Lafayette, LA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N1785J

ATL85FAMS2Accident on September 23, 1985 at Gulfport, MS: fatal, destroyed (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-24208

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