# N9685F: 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: May 8, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9685F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9685F

## Aircraft that carried N9685F

- [Cancelled 2020-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9685F-2020-05-08): Hughes 269C, S/N 620147, built 1972. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N9685F (2)

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 GAA18CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA060), Nov 22, 2017: Hughes 300 (N9685F), Woodlawn, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inappropriate descent profile during landing with a quartering gusting tailwind, which resulted in a loss of main rotor rpm.
- [NTSB CHI76DEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM24), Jan 5, 1976: Hughes 269C (N9685F), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9685F (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 20171122019709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019709A), Nov 22, 2017: Hughes 269C (N9685F), Woodlawn, VA, Destroyed. While on a short final approach to a landing area, the pilot attempted to enter into a hover while out of ground effect. Due to gusty winds and being out of…
- [Accident 19760105000349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760105000349A), Jan 5, 1976: Hughes 269C (N9685F), Saginaw, MI, Substantial damage

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