# N1685A: 1952 Piper PA-20, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A4), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-853
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 5, 1990
- Last registry action: March 3, 1997
- Mode S code: A1126E
- Owners when cancelled: [Smith Walter L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WALTER%20L), [Smith Betty G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20BETTY%20G)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1685A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685A-2014-09-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-20: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ANC92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA016), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA-20 (N1685A), Stebbins, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND
- [NTSB ANC78FAA13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA13), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA-20 (N1685A), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19911108050159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911108050159A), Nov 8, 1991: Piper PA20 (N1685A), Stebbins, AK, Substantial damage. Wind rised wing onlanding roll causing other wing to impact veering aircraft onto frozen pond.
- [Accident 19780429009719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429009719A), Apr 29, 1978: Piper PA20 (N1685A), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Repairs made by noncertificated person.

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