# N9684U: 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: April 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9684U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9684U

## Aircraft that carried N9684U

- [Cancelled 2018-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9684U-2018-04-24): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A-0050. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Snyder Erich J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNYDER%20ERICH%20J), [Carterville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Carterville)

## NTSB investigations on N9684U (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 CEN15FA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA347), Aug 10, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA 5A (N9684U), Harrisburg, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper decision to conduct a flight in dark, night conditions and his subsequent controlled flight into terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9684U (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 20150809012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150809012199A), Aug 9, 2015: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9684U), Harrisburg, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The student pilot, with no evidence of solo endorsement, was on a moonless night flight, over a national forest preserve, with his non-certificated father when…
- [Incident 19950525022639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950525022639I), May 25, 1995: Gulstm AA5A (N9684U), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Minor damage. Noticed nose settle on rollout and prop struck runway. Nose gear was bent and turned sidways.

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