# N468KM: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 9, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=468KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N468KM

## Aircraft that carried N468KM

- [Cancelled 2021-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N468KM-2021-01-09): Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ, S/N 30-08-03, built 2017. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [North Illinois Union Group Aircraft Division Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20ILLINOIS%20UNION%20GROUP%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION%20INC), [Dekalb, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Dekalb)

## NTSB investigations on N468KM (1)

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 GAA18CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA255), May 5, 2018: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 Topaz (N468KM), Dekalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare during gusting wind conditions, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N468KM (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 20180505004749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004749A), May 5, 2018: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ (N468KM), Dekalb, IL, Destroyed. Instructor was conducting an aircraft checkout. The lesson had taken 1.1 hours. During the 6th landing, the instructor stated that the airplane was nose low…

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