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N485MH

N485MH is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Holmes Milton N HOLMES SPECIAL built in 1990. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 13, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Holmes Milton N HOLMES SPECIAL cancelled September 13, 2013

Serial number
002
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1990
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 4, 1992
Last FAA action
December 1, 1998
Last owner
Smith Stephen L (Individual)
Williamson, GA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N485MH

BFO93LA117Accident on July 11, 1993 at Chavies, KY: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Holmes SPECIAL · serial 3

FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TAKE OFF WITH A LOW FUEL LEVEL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE LOW FUEL LEVEL, THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, AND THE UNEVEN TERRAIN IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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