# N8685C: 1976 Piper PA-32R-300, registration cancelled 2013-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32R-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (registry code 7103213)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7680133
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFFORDABLE%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Lakeville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lakeville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8214° N, 83.1502° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeville, MI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8685C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8685C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8685C-2013-07-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-32R-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300.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 BFO94FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94FA066), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8685C), Salem, OH, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: VFR 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…

## 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 19940416016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940416016019A), Apr 16, 1994: Piper PA32R300 (N8685C), Salem, OH, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flying en route at night. Low time and in marginal VFR. Entered a storm aear lost control. Came apart in descent.
- [Incident 19901010059919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901010059919I), Oct 10, 1990: Piper PA32R300 (N8685C), Indianapolis, IN. Unsafe gear down indication on final. Landed safely. Cockpit lights dimmed and pilot did not see safe light.

## Other aircraft with N8685C

- [Cancelled 1954-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8685C-1954-12-17): Piper PA-22, S/N 22-1344. Owner: [Billings L K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLINGS%20L%20K), [Kokomo, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Kokomo)

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