# N1685A: 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: September 10, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1685A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685A

## Aircraft that carried N1685A

- [Cancelled 2014-09-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685A-2014-09-10): Piper PA-20, S/N 20-853, built 1952. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Walter L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WALTER%20L), [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)

## NTSB investigations on N1685A (2)

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 ANC92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA016), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N1685A), Stebbins, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND
- [NTSB ANC78FAA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA13), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N1685A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1685A (2)

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 19911108050159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108050159A), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA20 (N1685A), Stebbins, AK, Substantial damage. Wind rised wing onlanding roll causing other wing to impact veering aircraft onto frozen pond.
- [Accident 19780429009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429009719A), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA20 (N1685A), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Repairs made by noncertificated person.

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