# N2685W: Mooney M20E, registration cancelled 1974-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 1974
- Exported to: Japan
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mooney M20E](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e) (registry code 5870212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1004
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 16, 1973
- Mode S code: A29FD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Southland Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHLAND%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [West Memphis, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/West%20Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2685W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2685W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685W-1974-04-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Mooney M20E: https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20e.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 CHI68F0746](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0746), May 3, 1968: Mooney M20E (N2685W), Elgin, IL, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2685W

- [Cancelled 2017-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2685W-2017-06-08): Douglas DAKOTA 4, S/N 16262/33010. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [International Airline Support Group](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRLINE%20SUPPORT%20GROUP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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