N4685R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 15, 1999. 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 3 times.
Wsk-Pzl-Mielec PZL-M-18 cancelled June 15, 1999
- Serial number
- 1Z012-09
- 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
- April 20, 1993
- Last FAA action
- April 20, 1999
- Last owner
- Faw Aviation INC (Corporation)
Hermiston, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172G cancelled November 16, 1979
- Serial number
- 172RG0010
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- United Kingdom
- Certificate issued
- October 1, 1979
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO Brussels Zone (Corporation)
Zaventen, - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled September 27, 1966
- Serial number
- 28-21446
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- March 31, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Nystrom Aviation CORP (Corporation)
Palo Alto, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4685R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pezetel M-18 DROMADER · serial 1Z012-09
THE RUDDER BEING JAMMED IN ALMOST THE FULL LEFT POSITION.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Wsk Pzl Mielec PZL-M-18 · serial 1Z012-09
ALTITUDE WAS NOT ATTAINED. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: LOAD JETTISON WAS NOT POSSIBLE.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pezetel M-18 · serial 1Z012-09
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