# N9686: 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 23, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9686
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9686

## Aircraft that carried N9686

- [Cancelled 2013-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686-2013-05-23): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1211, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Max Birney Aerial Spraying Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAX%20BIRNEY%20AERIAL%20SPRAYING%20INC), [Sublette, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Sublette)
- [Cancelled 1938-12-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686-1938-12-16): Ford 5-AT-B, S/N 41. Owner: [Guinea Airways Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUINEA%20AIRWAYS%20LTD)

## NTSB investigations on N9686 (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 CHI94LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA106), Mar 15, 1994: Grumman G-164A (N9686), Sublette, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the commercial pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Related factors are sun glare and rising terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9686 (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 19940314015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940314015349A), Mar 14, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N9686), Sublette, KS, Substantial damage. Collided with rising terrain during spray run. Reported did not see rising terrain due to setting sun in his eyes.

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