# N5686A: 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: February 5, 2016
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5686A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5686A

## Aircraft that carried N5686A

- [Cancelled 2016-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686A-2016-02-05): Physical Sciences INSTANTEYE MK-2 GEN3, S/N 0030200300659. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 2009-11-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5686A-2009-11-18): Cessna 172, S/N 28286, built 1956. Second triennial form not returned. Owner: [Gemmill Earl M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEMMILL%20EARL%20M), [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N5686A (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 MKC68F0358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0358), Nov 13, 1967: Cessna 172 (N5686A), Hill City, MN, substantial damage

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