Single-engine piston

N285M

1929 Spartan C3-165

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1929
Serial
120
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum (Corporation)
Based
Rhinebeck, NY
Registration record

N285M on the FAA register

Type
1929 Spartan C3-165
Serial
120
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum
Rhinebeck, NY
Certificate issued
1994-12-12
Airworthiness date
1984-05-17
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2E1A1
Mode S (octal)
50560641
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1994-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N285M.
  • 1984-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1929
    Manufactured (1929).
Overview

About N285M

N285M is a 1929 Spartan C3-165, serial number 120. The FAA register lists Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum as the registrant in Rhinebeck, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 1994 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 17, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285M.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N285M.

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

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