# N1685H: 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 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1685H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685H

## Aircraft that carried N1685H

- [Cancelled 2017-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685H-2017-04-07): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-7716043. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mckim John H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKIM%20JOHN%20H%20JR), [Arnold, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Arnold)

## NTSB investigations on N1685H (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 IAD99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA019), Nov 19, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N1685H), Melfa, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1685H (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 19981119031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119031409A), Nov 19, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N1685H), Melfa, VA, Destroyed. Acft took off, and a witness reported hearing an unusual sound from the engine before the acft struck a tree (.4)immediately after take-off during the…

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