N6985B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna T210M. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 21, 1993. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna T210M cancelled October 21, 1993
- Serial number
- 21062864
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 5, 1987
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 1993
- Last owner
- Murphy Timothy J (Co-owned)
Arcadia, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-18A 150 cancelled May 20, 1960
- Serial number
- 18-5107
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- April 15, 1960
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sandin Robert E (Individual)
Minneapolis, MN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6985B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna T-210-M · serial 21062864
THE PILOT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRPORT AND HIS FAILURE TO SELECT AN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S DISREGARD FOR HIS NIGHT TIME MEDICAL LIMITATION AND LACK OF GEOGRAPHIC FAMILIARITY WITH THE 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