N6485R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 1, 2007. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled December 1, 2007
- Serial number
- 28-21676
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1966
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 7, 2004
- Last FAA action
- October 16, 2007
- Last owner
- Hackle Randy W (Individual)
Cobbtown, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N6485R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-21676
The non-instrument rated pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather and his failure to maintain clearance in mountainous terrain, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and the ground. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of an instrument rating.
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