# N686JF: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2013-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257670
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1968
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1996
- Last registry action: December 31, 2002
- Mode S code: A91A4F
- Owner when cancelled: [Glenwood Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLENWOOD%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Glenwood Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Glenwood%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6047° N, 107.3511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81601, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686JF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=686JF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N686JF-2013-08-30

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA138), Mar 25, 1997: Cessna 172K (N686JF), Telluride, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique. A factor was the snow bank.
- [NTSB DEN73FTE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE48), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 172 (N686JF), Boulder, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970326003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970326003769A), Mar 26, 1997: Cessna 172K (N686JF), Telluride, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel ran off runway and went into deep mud, attempted a go around, flipped over.
- [Accident 19730121002799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730121002799A), Jan 21, 1973: Cessna 172K (N686JF), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Taxiing around water puddle on twy,hit snowplow.

## Other aircraft with N686JF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N686JF): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P21464

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