# N68083: 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: November 1, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68083
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68083

## Aircraft that carried N68083

- [Cancelled 2019-11-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68083-2019-11-01): Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1, S/N 1254, built 1958. Owner: [Rust Properties L L C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUST%20PROPERTIES%20L%20L%20C), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N68083 (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 ANC19FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC19FA035), Jul 19, 2019: De Havilland Beaver DHC 2 (N68083), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's floats impact with an ocean wave or swell, which exceeded the design load specifications of the flying wire assemblies and resulted in a partial separation of the float assemblies.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68083 (3)

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 20190719012189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190719012189A), Jul 19, 2019: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N68083), Homer, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. A Dehavilland beaver on floats was taking off on Tutka Bay near Homer, Alaska. The aircraft crashed on takeoff due to unknown circumstances. Seven persons on…
- [Incident 20010621015349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010621015349I), Jun 21, 2001: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Skwentna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On June 21, 2001, at approximately 11:28 am, a float equipped Dehavilland, dhc-ii-mki, beaver airplane, N6803, sustained damage during a river landing at…
- [Incident 19811003090169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811003090169I), Oct 3, 1981: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N68083), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Landed at seaplane base, lost control during water taxi, went up on bank.

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