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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1685W

N1685W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech E-55. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 17, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Beech E-55 cancelled March 17, 1997

Serial number
TE878
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
December 21, 1993
Last FAA action
December 18, 1996
Last owner
New Creations INC (Corporation)
Columbus, OH
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1685W

BFO95LA081Accident on August 15, 1995 at Mansfield, OH: no injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 55 · serial TE-878

the inflight and postimpact fire due to a short circuit in the main power distribution cable.

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