Single-engine piston

N285WA

Beechcraft S35 Bonanza

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
D-7889
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N285Wa LLC (LLC)
Based
Carthage, NC
Registration record

N285WA on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft S35 Bonanza
Serial
D-7889
Engines
Continental IO 520 series
Registered owner
N285Wa LLC
Carthage, NC
Certificate issued
2023-02-10
Airworthiness date
1965-07-06
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · utility
Mode S (hex)
A2E283
Mode S (octal)
50561203
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
543 nm
Cruise (type)
178 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N285WA.
  • 1965-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (utility)).
Overview

About N285WA

N285WA is a Beechcraft S35 Bonanza, serial number D-7889. The FAA register lists N285Wa LLC as the registrant in Carthage, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 10, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental IO 520 series engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 178 knots and a range of about 543 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (utility), dated July 6, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N285WA.

Cruise
178 kt
Range
543 nm
Power / thrust (each)
285
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,225 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,150 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N285WA.

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.