N5485W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna P210N built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 24, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna P210N cancelled April 24, 2013
- Serial number
- P21000695
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 28, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Nisswa, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-28-160 cancelled August 7, 1962
- Serial number
- 28-569
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Piper Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Vero Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5485W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna P210N · serial P21000695
The pilot not maintaining airplane control during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions after reporting a loss of gyros leading to his exceeding the design load limits of the wings. Factors were the clouds, the deteriorated vacuum manifold flapper valve, and the non-factory modification of that manifold by an unknown party.
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