N2685L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fairchild SA227-AC. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 26, 1998 when the aircraft was exported to Spain. 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 4 times.
Fairchild SA227-AC cancelled May 26, 1998
- Serial number
- AC648
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Spain
- Certificate issued
- December 17, 1992
- Last FAA action
- February 18, 1998
- Last owner
- Finova Capital CORP (Corporation)
Phoenix, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-34-220T cancelled July 22, 1983
- Serial number
- 34-8133077
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Aircraft Facilities LTD (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 404 cancelled August 5, 1980
- Serial number
- 4040616
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Corporation)
Lakeland, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172H cancelled January 3, 1973
- Serial number
- 17255885
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- March 17, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Huntington Airport INC (Corporation)
Huntington, WV - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2685L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Fairchild SA-227-AC · serial AC-648
THE FAILURE OF CAPTAIN OF N169SW TO MAINTAIN A VISUAL LOOKOUT WHILE TAXIING HIS AIRCRAFT ALLOWING HIS AIRCRAF TO CREEP INTO THE STATIONARY AIRCRAFT IN FRONT OF HIM.
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