# N2686: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2686

## Aircraft that carried N2686

- [Cancelled 2020-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2686-2020-01-31): Hiller UH-12A, S/N 168. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Davis Monte L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIS%20MONTE%20L), [Crown Point, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Crown%20Point)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2686-undated): Maddox William Franklin CURTISS PLANE, S/N UNKNOWN. Owner: [Maddox William Franklin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDOX%20WILLIAM%20FRANKLIN)

## NTSB investigations on N2686 (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 CEN17LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA375), Sep 11, 2017: Hiller UH 12A (N2686), Griffith, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of tail rotor thrust due to a failed tail rotor driveshaft, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor control and a hard landing.
- [NTSB NYC78FHM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FHM04), Sep 6, 1977: Hiller Acft UH-12C (N2686), Lincoln Park, NJ, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2686 (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 20170911019259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170911019259A), Sep 11, 2017: Hiller UH-12A (N2686), Griffith, IN, Substantial damage. While performing flight instruction in N2686, the PIC lost directional control of the aircraft. This loss of control resulted in damage to the helicopter tail…
- [Accident 19770906039379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906039379A), Sep 6, 1977: Hiller UH12A (N2686), NJ, Substantial damage

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