# N9685M: 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: July 25, 1977
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9685M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9685M

## Aircraft that carried N9685M

- [Cancelled 1977-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9685M-1977-07-25): Mooney M20C, S/N 670021, built 1967. Owner: [Hellthaler Arno](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELLTHALER%20ARNO), [Oak Park, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Oak%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N9685M (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 DEN77FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA039), May 1, 1977: Mooney M20C (N9685M), Silver Plume, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB CHI68D0305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0305), Sep 5, 1967: Mooney 20C (N9685M), Park Falls, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9685M (1)

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 19770501012139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501012139A), May 1, 1977: Mooney M20C (N9685M), Silver Plume, CO, Destroyed. Autopsy revealed mild encephalitis in brain tissue.

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