Single-engine piston

N86WM

1967 Cessna Ector 305A

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1967
Serial
2017
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Pangaea Air Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Aspen, CO
Registration record

N86WM on the FAA register

Type
1967 Cessna Ector 305A
Serial
2017
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Pangaea Air Services Inc
Aspen, CO
Certificate issued
2014-02-12
Airworthiness date
1996-03-04
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
ABCE7E
Mode S (octal)
52747176
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-07-17
    Accident at Glenwood Springs, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N86WM to the current registrant.
  • 1999-09-18
    Accident at Warehouse Point, CT; damage: substantial.
  • 1996-03-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1991-07-08
    N86WM previously assigned to a Homebuilt 532 Elite (s/n AC5321686); cancelled.
  • 1967
    Manufactured (1967).
Overview

About N86WM

N86WM is a 1967 Cessna Ector 305A, serial number 2017. The FAA register lists Pangaea Air Services Inc as the registrant in Aspen, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2014 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (showing compliance), dated March 4, 1996.

N86WM has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2020-07-17 Accident · Glenwood Springs, CO Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN20CA289
Reported aircraft: Cessna 305
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing resulting in a nose over.
1999-09-18 Accident · Warehouse Point, CT Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC99LA229
Reported aircraft: Cessna 305A
Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the clearance between the airplane and the banner loop during banner pickup.

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.