# N9681B: 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 8, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9681B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9681B

## Aircraft that carried N9681B

- [Cancelled 2026-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9681B-2026-05-08): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-83(MD-83), S/N 53631, built 1999. Exported to Ethiopia. Owner: [Aircraft Guaranty Corp Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20CORP%20TRUSTEE), [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- [Cancelled 1992-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9681B-1992-08-12): Cessna 180A, S/N 32978. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Napflin Erich P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAPFLIN%20ERICH%20P), [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)

## NTSB investigations on N9681B (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 ANC89FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA130), Jul 29, 1989: Cessna 180A (N9681B), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHILE MANEUVERING BACK TOWARD THE LAKE WHICH…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9681B (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.

- [Incident 20031028026779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031028026779I), Oct 28, 2003: Doug DC983 (N9681B), St Louis, MO. (-23) During climb out from stl left hydraulic pressure low annunciator light illuminated with zero quantity on the left system. Aircraft returned to stl…
- [Accident 19890729025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729025809A), Jul 29, 1989: Cessna 180A (N9681B), Wassila, AK, Substantial damage. Warned of low fuel. Took off from a lake and ran out of fuel on climbout. Stalled into trees to avoid a house.

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