Single-engine piston

N985C

2011 Piper Malibu Matrix

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
4692165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky Masters LLC (LLC)
Based
Roslyn Heights, NY
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Registration record

N985C on the FAA register

Type
2011 Piper Malibu Matrix (FAA: Piper PA46R-350T)
Serial
4692165
Engines
Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A
Registered owner
Sky Masters LLC
Roslyn Heights, NY
Certificate issued
2023-11-09
Airworthiness date
2011-06-03
Registration expires
2030-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
ADBDE9
Mode S (octal)
53336751
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,343 nm
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-11-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N985C to the current registrant.
  • 2011-06-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 2006-08-22
    N985C previously assigned to a Homebuilt Buckeye DRM MCHN 582 (s/n 3246); cancelled.
  • 1989-03-20
    N985C previously assigned to a Stinson 108-3 (s/n 1083985); cancelled.
Overview

About N985C

N985C is a 2011 Piper Malibu Matrix (FAA model PA46R-350T), serial number 4692165. The FAA register lists Sky Masters LLC as the registrant in Roslyn Heights, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 9, 2023 and expires on November 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming TIO-540-AE2A engine and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a range of about 1,343 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated June 3, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N985C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Range
1,343 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,090 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,968 ft

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-10-09 Accident · Nenana,Ak, 02 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2833
Reported aircraft: Stinson 108-3 — a different aircraft that carried the N985C 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.