N1685A
N1685A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-20 built in 1952. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 10, 2014. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-20 cancelled September 10, 2014
- Serial number
- 20-853
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1952
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 5, 1990
- Last FAA action
- March 3, 1997
- Last owner
- Smith Walter L (Individual)
Wasilla, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N1685A
ANC92LA016Accident on November 8, 1991 at Stebbins, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-20 · serial 20-853
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND DURING LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE CROSSWIND AND THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site