Aircraft record

N8685C1976 Piper PA-32R-300

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 8, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Apr 1994)5 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Lakeville, MI; owner city / state
Engine: TI0-540 SER · 310 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1994
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1994
ADs may apply: 5; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Affordable Leasing INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Lakeville, MI
Certificate issued: Apr 25, 1994
Canceled: Jul 8, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Feb 10, 1976

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-32R-300
Year: 1976
Serial number: 32R-7680133
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 7
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: ABEF99

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 310 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1994 – 2013Affordable Leasing INCLakeville, MI
1953 – 1954Individual ownerKokomo, IN · different airframe: Piper Pa-22 S/N 22-1344

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Apr 16, 1994 · Salem, OH

VFR FLIGHT BY THE PILOT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), HIS LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: BFO94FA066

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for BFO94FA066)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2013-02-13	Stabilizer Control System	Mar 11, 2013	Airframe (PA-32R-300)
2010-15-10	Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-28, PA-32, PA-34, and PA-44 Series Airplanes	Aug 31, 2010	Airframe (PA-32R-300)Certain serial numbers: PA-28-140 28-20001–28-26946; PA-28-140 28-7125001–28-7725290; PA-28-150 28-03; PA-28-150 28-1–28-4377; PA-28-150 28-1760A; PA-28-160 28-03; …
99-05-09	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-23, PA- 24, PA-28, PA-32, and PA-34 Series Airplanes	Mar 19, 1999	Airframe (PA-32R-300)Certain serial numbers: PA-23-235 27-505–27-622; PA-23-250 27-01–27-2504; PA-24-180 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-250 24-103–24-3687; PA-24-260 24-3642; PA-24-260 24-4000–24-5028; …. Only with: Equipped with Purolator air filter P/N 638873, Model CA161PL, or Piper P/N 460-632 (PS60007-2).
97-01-01 R1	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-24, PA- 28R, PA-30, PA-32R, PA-34, and PA-39 Series…	Dec 8, 1998	Airframe (PA-32R-300)Certain serial numbers: PA-28R-180 28R-30002–28R-31135; PA-28R-180 28R-7130001–28R-7130013; PA-28R-200 28R-35001–28R-35820; PA-28R-200 28R-7135001–28R-7635539; PA-28R-201 28R-7737002–28R-7737096; PA-28R-201T 28R-7703001–28R-7703239; …. Only with: All serials of PA-24, PA-24-250, PA-24-260, PA-24-400, PA-30, PA-39; PA-28R, PA-32R, PA-34 models (all serials of PA-34-200) only if not equipped with Piper P/N 78717-02 (or FAA-approved equivalent) main gear sidebrace stud in both main gear sidebrace bracket assemblies.
95-26-13	The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) PA28 and PA32 Series…	Feb 5, 1996	Airframe (PA-32R-300)Only with: Equipped with oil cooler hose assemblies that do not meet TSO-C53a, Type D requirements.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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