# N20685: 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: July 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20685

## Aircraft that carried N20685

- [Cancelled 2013-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20685-2013-07-03): Beech D-45, S/N BG-303, built 1955. Third renewal notice. Owner: [National Museum Of Naval Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20MUSEUM%20OF%20NAVAL%20AVIATION), [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)

## NTSB investigations on N20685 (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 MIA00LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA254), Aug 26, 2000: Beech D-45 (N20685), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper landing flare which resulted the right wing dropping and impacting the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20685 (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 20000826005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826005609A), Aug 26, 2000: Beech D45 (N20685), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing runway 9, pilot reported that at 80KTS he pulled power back and flared high and subsequently stalled causing the right wing tip to impact…

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