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N8685C

Cancelled 2013
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Deregistered aircraft · 1976 Piper PA-32R-300 · Lycoming TI0-540 series

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Cancelled
July 8, 2013
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
32R-7680133
Year built
1976
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Turbo-prop
Airworthiness
Standard, normal
Airworthiness date
February 10, 1976
Certificate issued
April 25, 1994
Last registry action
June 3, 2003
Mode S code
ABEF99
Owner when cancelled
Affordable Leasing Inc
Location
Lakeville, MI
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300TCDS A3SO · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTCDS E14EA · Turbo-prop

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners’ street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N8685C and the event date: after December 17, 1954, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB BFO94FA066Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportSalem, OHVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), his loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, and exceeding the design stress limits of the aircraft. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, the adverse weather…Apr 16, 1994 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 2

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N8685C and the event date: after December 17, 1954, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19940416016019ADescent · Salem, OHFlying en route at night. Low time and in marginal VFR. Entered a storm aear lost control. Came apart in descent.Apr 16, 1994 · Destroyed · 3 fatalIncident 19901010059919IFinal Approach-IFR · Indianapolis, INUnsafe gear down indication on final. Landed safely. Cockpit lights dimmed and pilot did not see safe light.Oct 10, 1990

Other aircraft with N8685C · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N8685C now.

1954Piper PA-22 · S/N 22-1344Cancelled Dec 17, 1954 · Billings L K, Kokomo, IN