# N4685Z: 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: August 22, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4685Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4685Z

## Aircraft that carried N4685Z

- [Cancelled 2012-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685Z-2012-08-22): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-8220, built 1961. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)

## NTSB investigations on N4685Z (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 LAX80FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA056), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N4685Z), Oxnard, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4685Z (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 19800221003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003619A), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA22108 (N4685Z), Oxnard, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot performed wingovers at low altitude, dived into ocean, sank. Passenger's body found.

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