# N4685Z: 1961 Piper PA-22-108, registration cancelled 2012-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A6](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A6), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22-8220
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1961
- Last registry action: February 1, 1980
- Mode S code: A5BA72
- Location: [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2051° N, 119.1753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93030, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4685Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4685Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685Z-2012-08-22

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-22-108: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108.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 LAX80FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA056), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA-22 (N4685Z), Oxnard, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19800221003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221003619A), Feb 21, 1980: Piper PA22108 (N4685Z), Oxnard, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Student pilot performed wingovers at low altitude, dived into ocean, sank. Passenger's body found.

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