N85JU
N85JU is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Upton John M STARDUSTER TOO built in 1991. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 8, 2005. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response".
Upton John M STARDUSTER TOO cancelled March 8, 2005
- Serial number
- 002
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1991
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- February 3, 1993
- Last FAA action
- April 22, 1999
- Last owner
- Lewis Herbert J (Individual)
Columbia, MD - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N85JU
BFO92LA012Accident on December 8, 1991 at Leon, WV: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: John W Upton SA-300 · serial 002
THE DEFECTIVE WELDING BETWEEN THE AXLE AND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE.
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