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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N285V

N285V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 58P built in 1977. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 10, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Beech 58P cancelled April 10, 2006

Serial number
TJ-118
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1977
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 5, 2003
Last FAA action
February 21, 2006
Last owner
Quintessence Air Service LLC (Corporation)
Saint Paul, MN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N285V

CHI03FA296Accident on August 28, 2003 at Grand Marais, MN: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 58P · serial TJ-118

The continued descent below minimum descent altitude and the altitude/clearance not maintained by the pilot during approach to the airport. The low ceiling was a contributing factor.

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