Single-engine turboprop

N285X

2010 Excel Aero Lancair Evolution

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2010
Serial
EVO-005
Class
Single-engine turboprop
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Oh Hi Sky LLC (LLC)
Based
Los Angeles, CA
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Registration record

N285X on the FAA register

Type
2010 Excel Aero Lancair Evolution
Serial
EVO-005
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
Registered owner
Oh Hi Sky LLC
Los Angeles, CA
Certificate issued
2022-02-01
Airworthiness date
2026-05-21
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A2E29B
Mode S (octal)
50561233
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Lancair Intl Inc EVOLUTION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-02-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N285X to the current registrant.
  • 2010
    Manufactured (2010).
  • 1980-07-11
    N285X previously assigned to a Maule M-5-210C (s/n 6115C); cancelled.
Overview

About N285X

N285X is a 2010 Excel Aero Lancair Evolution, serial number EVO-005. The FAA register lists Oh Hi Sky LLC as the registrant in Los Angeles, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 1, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine turboprop, one Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A engine and 4 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 21, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N285X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-06-19 Accident · Lock Haven,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1822
Reported aircraft: Maule M5-210 — a different aircraft that carried the N285X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CHEMATIC DRAWING FOR THIS INSTALLATION.

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.