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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1687M

N1687M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185E. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 17, 2001. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna A185E cancelled August 17, 2001

Serial number
18501874
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
October 4, 1980
Last FAA action
June 19, 2001
Last owner
Gaedeke Bernd A (Individual)
Fairbanks, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

Stinson RELIANT cancelled October 6, 1954

Serial number
77-488
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Electric
Year built
1944
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 5, 1951
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Martin Robert D (Individual)
Coral Gables, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1687M

ANC91FA115Accident on August 1, 1991 at Amitchiak Lake, AK: fatal, substantial damage (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · serial 18501874

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE AIRPLANE'S AIRSPEED ABOVE STALLING; THEREBY LOSING CONTROL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE MOUNTAIN WAVE, AND INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FROM WHICH TO RECOVER.

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