# N1687M: Cessna A185E, registration cancelled 2001-08-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 17, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna A185E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e) (registry code 2072818)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A24](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18501874
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 4, 1980
- Last registry action: June 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A112BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Gaedeke Bernd A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAEDEKE%20BERND%20A)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 67.3758° N, 149.7280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99701, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1687M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1687M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1687M-2001-08-17

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 Cessna A185E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185e.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 ANC91FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA115), Aug 1, 1991: Cessna A185F (N1687M), Amitchiak Lake, AK, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING; THEREBY LOSING CONTROL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE MOUNTAIN WAVE, AND INSUFFICIENT…

## 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 19910801031359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910801031359A), Aug 1, 1991: Cessna A185E (N1687M), Lake Amitchiak, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Lost control turning downwind after takeoff. Dived into lake. Factors rising terrain turbulence and heavy cargo.

## Other aircraft with N1687M

- [Cancelled 1954-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1687M-1954-10-06): Stinson RELIANT, S/N 77-488, built 1944. Owner: [Martin Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20ROBERT%20D), [Coral Gables, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Coral%20Gables)

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