# N4068R: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: October 6, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4068R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4068R

## Aircraft that carried N4068R

- [Cancelled 2014-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4068R-2014-10-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 10037, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Midwest Sales Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20SALES%20ASSOCIATES), [Des Plaines, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Des%20Plaines)
- [Cancelled 1972-04-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4068R-1972-04-18): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-40377. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Nevada Sierra Gas Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEVADA%20SIERRA%20GAS%20CO), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4068R (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.

- [Incident 19801013073869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801013073869I), Oct 13, 1980: Balwks FIREFLY7 (N4068R), Loveland, OH, 1 fatal. Balloon inadvertently ascended after landing, spectator grabbed mooring line and held on to 30 feet, then fell off.

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