# N8688Q: 1964 Beech S35, registration cancelled 2018-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-7697
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1964
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1992
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: ABF00E
- Owner when cancelled: [Pilot Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PILOT%20ASSOCIATES%20INC)
- Location: [Exton, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Exton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0400° N, 75.6408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19341, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8688Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8688Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8688Q-2018-01-29

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 Beech S35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35.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 ATL94FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA007), Oct 22, 1993: Beech S-35 (N8688Q), Carrollton, GA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A MISSED APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES.

## 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 19931022040489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931022040489A), Oct 22, 1993: Beech S35 (N8688Q), Carrollton, GA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Broke out midfield. Gear flaps down. Began missed approach. Stalled in climbing turn. Impacted off end runway.

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