# N2685L: Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 1973-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 1973
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17255885
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1967
- Mode S code: A29FC7
- Owner when cancelled: [Huntington Airport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUNTINGTON%20AIRPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Huntington, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Huntington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2685L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2685L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1973-01-03

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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 CHI68D0455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0455), Dec 2, 1967: Cessna 172 (N2685L), Wellston, OH, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N2685L

- [Cancelled 1998-05-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1998-05-26): Fairchild SA227-AC, S/N AC648. Exported to Spain. Owner: [Finova Capital Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINOVA%20CAPITAL%20CORP), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- [Cancelled 1983-07-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1983-07-22): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 34-8133077. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20LTD), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1980-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685L-1980-08-05): Cessna 404, S/N 4040616, built 1980. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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