# N2068X: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: September 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2068X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2068X

## Aircraft that carried N2068X

- [Cancelled 2017-09-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2068X-2017-09-07): Bell 206B, S/N 3393, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Chesapeake Bay Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHESAPEAKE%20BAY%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- [Cancelled 1978-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2068X-1978-12-12): Beech A36, S/N E-1403. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Aircraft Facilities International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20FACILITIES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1966-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2068X-1966-01-19): Cessna 182H, S/N 18256168. Owner: [Smith Wholesale Drug Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WHOLESALE%20DRUG%20CO), [Spartanburg, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Spartanburg)

## NTSB investigations on N2068X (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA258), Apr 26, 2012: Bell 206B (N2068X), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control during landing in gusty wind conditions associated with a thunderstorm, which resulted in a loss of tail rotor effectiveness.
- [NTSB NYC66A0043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0043), Oct 1, 1965: Cessna 182 (N2068X), Chantilly, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2068X (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20120426005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120426005909A), Apr 26, 2012: Bell 206B (N2068X), Amarillo, TX, Substantial damage. On April 26, 2012, at approximately 1700 CDT, a Bell 206B jet ranger approached Rick Husband Amarillo international airport from the north. As the helicopter…

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