# N5685E: 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: May 20, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5685E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5685E

## Aircraft that carried N5685E

- [Cancelled 1998-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5685E-1998-05-20): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271919. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Eyster Marjorie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EYSTER%20MARJORIE%20E), [Angola, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Angola)
- [Cancelled 1959-03-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5685E-1959-03-17): Cessna 150, S/N 17185. Exported to Paraguay. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N5685E (3)

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 CHI97LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA135), May 18, 1997: Cessna 172N (N5685E), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's selection of runway, and the misjudged landing flare.
- [NTSB CHI90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA120), Apr 28, 1990: Cessna 172N (N5685E), Angola, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, WHILE LANDING IN GUSTY/CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. THE ADVERSE WIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB DIA68F0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68F0098-201113), Sep 21, 1967: Cessna 150 (N5685E), Henderson, NC, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5685E (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 19970518010949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970518010949A), May 18, 1997: Cessna 172N (N5685E), Angola, IN, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Added power but hit runway and flipped over. Damaged airframe and firewall. (-23) on may 18, 1997 at approximately 0915 EST, a Cessna model…
- [Accident 19900428013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428013199A), Apr 28, 1990: Cessna 172N (N5685E), Angola, IN, Substantial damage. Veered off the runway landing in a gusty crosswind and nosed up in a ditch.

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