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N1085A1989 Mooney M20M

Deregistered

Checked against FAA & NTSB records · as of Jul 18, 2026

N1085A appears in 1 NTSB accident record (most recent 2012, 2 fatalities). Registration and accident data compiled from public FAA and NTSB records as of Jul 18, 2026.

Aircraft record

Serial number
27-0033
Manufacturer
Mooney
Model
M20M
Year
1989
Category
Fixed wing single-engine
Engine
Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
Registration
Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N1085A

Accident & incident history

  1. ERA12FA566Sep 17, 2012Crane Hill, ALFatal · 2 fatal

    The pilot’s loss of control in moderate-to-heavy rain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s reliance on ADS-B for tactical weather avoidance.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1989 Mooney M20M).

  1. Sep 25, 2013deregisteredSc Leasing Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N1085A was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1989 Mooney M20M above.

Frequently asked

Has N1085A been in an accident?
Yes. N1085A appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2012.
What kind of aircraft is N1085A?
N1085A is a 1989 Mooney M20M (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 27-0033.
Has N1085A been in a fatal accident?
An NTSB record for N1085A (ERA12FA566) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.

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