# N4686J: 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: September 16, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4686J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4686J

## Aircraft that carried N4686J

- [Cancelled 2013-09-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4686J-2013-09-16): Piper PA-28R-180, S/N 28R-30587, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grulich Paul N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRULICH%20PAUL%20N), [Tupper Lake, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Tupper%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N4686J (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 NYC04FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA100), Apr 3, 2004: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4686J), Harrietstown, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow instrument flight rules procedures resulting in a collision with a tree. Factors related to the accident were the dark night conditions, low visibility, and low cloud…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4686J (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 20040402004129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402004129A), Apr 2, 2004: Piper PA28R180 (N4686J), Saranac Lake, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) N4686J departed jyo at approximately 1550 local and flew non-stop to slk on 04/02/2004. The aircraft was cleared for an ILS approach to rwy 23 at slk by…

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