# N2698A: Dec James T MERLIN PSA

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dec James T MERLIN PSA](https://openairdocs.org/model/dec-james-t-merlin-psa) (registry code 05643S4, 1 seats)
- Serial number: HV-63
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Aeromarine Consulting Inc DBA MERLIN PSA
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2026
- Expires: May 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A2A3DD
- Registered owner: [Dec James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEC%20JAMES%20T)
- Location: [Cayuga, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Cayuga)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9568° N, 76.7079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 13034, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2698A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2698A

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Dec James T MERLIN PSA)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2698A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2698A.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2698A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2698A before.

- [Cancelled 2018-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698A-2018-08-23): Piper PA-20-135, S/N 20-953, built 1953. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Soldotna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldotna)

## Related

- Other Dec James T MERLIN PSA aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dec-james-t-merlin-psa/aircraft.md

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