# N1685M: 1971 Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 1971-06-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 2, 1971
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18501872
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 2, 1971
- Mode S code: A11279
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviation Activities Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20ACTIVITIES%20INC)
- Location: [Valparaiso, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Valparaiso)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4579° N, 87.0020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46383, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1685M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685M-1971-06-02

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 Cessna A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.md

## Other aircraft with N1685M

- [Cancelled 1954-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1685M-1954-11-30): Curtiss Wright C-46F, S/N 22396, built 1949. Owner: [U S Air Force Of The Natl Defense Establishment](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20AIR%20FORCE%20OF%20THE%20NATL%20DEFENSE%20ESTABLISHMENT), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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