# N1681J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 5, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1681J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1681J

## Aircraft that carried N1681J

- [Cancelled 1989-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1681J-1989-04-05): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2824082. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N1681J (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX88FA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA168), Apr 17, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N1681J), Essex, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO ENSURE TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHILE MOUNTAIN FLYING.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1681J (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19880417011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417011459A), Apr 17, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N1681J), Essex, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck vertical rock wall on mountainside. Was flying up dead end canyon. Severe gusty wind. Lee wind condition.

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