N1885H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-300. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 4, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-32R-300 cancelled October 4, 1991
- Serial number
- 32R7780197
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 14, 1985
- Last FAA action
- June 28, 1990
- Last owner
- Ameriflight INC (Corporation)
Burbank, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 310C cancelled October 25, 1961
- Serial number
- 35985
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Argentina
- Certificate issued
- December 15, 1959
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cap Sales CORP (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1885H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 32-300 · serial 32R-7780197
MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN THAT THEY IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED THE LEFT MAGNETO WHICH RESULTED IN THE COMPLETE EROSION OF THE ELECTRODES FROM SIX OF THE TWELVE INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS. THE INSTALLATION OF SPARK PLUGS WITH COLDER HEAT RANGES THAN SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND RISING TERRAIN AHEAD OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FORCED LANDING WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
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
