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N6685J

N6685J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-28-140 cancelled May 8, 2013

Serial number
28-24375
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1968
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 22, 1998
Last FAA action
November 7, 2001
Last owner
Jones Robert Larry (Individual)
Jackson, AL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N6685J

MIA99LA238Accident on August 25, 1999 at Jackson, AL: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-140 · serial 28-24375

the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and preparation, which resulted in taking off with the airplane's maximum gross weight exceeded, and subsequent impact with trees. Factors in this accident were high temperatures and an in-flight encounter with a downdraft.

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