# N61568: 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: July 30, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61568
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61568

## Aircraft that carried N61568

- [Cancelled 2013-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-2013-07-30): Cameron Balloons US C-80, S/N 6015, built 1995. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ann Arbor, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ann%20Arbor)
- [Cancelled 1991-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-1991-10-16): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264646. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Air Exec Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20EXEC%20INC), [Fort Madison, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Fort%20Madison)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61568-1955-10-12): Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A), S/N 1883AE. Owner: [Gaskell Charles Lionel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GASKELL%20CHARLES%20LIONEL), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

## NTSB investigations on N61568 (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 CHI91FA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91FA254), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61568), Ottumwa, IA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURE BY THE PILOT BY NOT MAINTAINING THE PROPER MINIMUM DESCENT ALTITUDE (MDA) UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON THE ILS LOCALIZER AND GLIDEPATH.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61568 (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 19910806032069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910806032069A), Aug 6, 1991: Cessna 172M (N61568), Ottumwa, IA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below dh on ILS approach. Struck trees and burned. Thunderstorms heavy rain in area.

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