N485US is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fokker F.28 MK4000 built in 1986. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 6, 2008. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Fokker F.28 MK4000 cancelled June 6, 2008
- Serial number
- 11235
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1986
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- December 13, 1999
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 2008
- Last owner
- Wachovia Bank Na Trustee (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N485US
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fokker 28-4000 · serial 11235
THE FAILURE OF THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE FLIGHTCREWS WITH PROCEDURES, REQUIREMENTS, AND CRITERIA COMPATIBLE WITH DEPARTURE DELAYS IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO AIRFRAME ICING AND THE DECISION BY THE FLIGHTCREW TO TAKE OFF WITHOUT POSITIVE ASSURANCE THAT THE AIRPLANE'S WINGS WERE FREE OF ICE ACCUMULATION AFTER 35 MINUTES OF EXPOSURE TO PRECIPITATION FOLLOWING DEICING. THE ICE CONTAMINATION ON THE WINGS RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC STALL AND LOSS OF CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WERE THE INAPPROPRIATE PROCEDURES USED BY, AND INADEQUATE COORDINATION BETWEEN, THE FLIGHTCREW THAT LED TO A TAKEOFF ROTATION AT A LOWER THAN PRESCRIBED AIRSPEED. (NTSB REPORT AAR-93/020)
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