# N6686Z: Piper PA-25-235, registration cancelled 1973-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-25-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (registry code 7102504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 25-2299
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 26, 1968
- Mode S code: A8D533
- Owner when cancelled: [Vecera Richard DBA Crowell Spraying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VECERA%20RICHARD%20DBA%20CROWELL%20SPRAYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Crowell, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Crowell)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6686Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6686Z-1973-07-27

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 Piper PA-25-235: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235.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 FTW73DPD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD46), Jun 26, 1973: Piper PA-25 (N6686Z), Crowell, TX, destroyed

## 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 19730626020349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626020349A), Jun 26, 1973: Piper PA25235 (N6686Z), Crowell, TX, Destroyed. L crankshaft idler gr shaft p/n 73010 loosened. Cap screw p/n 1838 worn otr disintegrated. Cedar bk.

## Other aircraft with N6686Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6686Z): Piper PA-18A 150, S/N 18-6686

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