# N1685H: Piper PA-28-161, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7716043
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 1977
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1984
- Last registry action: August 4, 1990
- Mode S code: A11275
- Owner when cancelled: [Mckim John H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKIM%20JOHN%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Arnold, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Arnold)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0490° N, 76.4943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21012, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1685H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685H-2017-04-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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-28-161: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161.md

## NTSB investigations (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 IAD99LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA019), Nov 19, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N1685H), Melfa, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19981119031409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981119031409A), Nov 19, 1998: Piper PA28161 (N1685H), Melfa, VA, Destroyed. Acft took off, and a witness reported hearing an unusual sound from the engine before the acft struck a tree (.4)immediately after take-off during the…

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