Single-engine piston

N285C

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
E-3477
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Menlo Park, CA
Registration record

N285C on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
Serial
E-3477
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Menlo Park, CA
Certificate issued
2018-06-07
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A2E0C0
Mode S (octal)
50560300
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
697 nm
Cruise (type)
168 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-06-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N285C to the current registrant.
  • 1997-08-30
    N285C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-2 (s/n 1083285); cancelled.
Overview

About N285C

N285C is a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, serial number E-3477. It is registered to an individual in Menlo Park, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 7, 2018 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 168 knots and a range of about 697 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N285C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
168 kt
Range
697 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,040 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Fuel burn
16 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-08-16 Accident · Quonset,Ri, 39 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2801
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-2 — a different aircraft that carried the N285C registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.