# N68551: 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: May 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68551
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68551

## Aircraft that carried N68551

- [Cancelled 2013-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68551-2013-05-02): Bellanca 7KCAB, S/N 324-72, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Witte Earl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITTE%20EARL%20L), [Paducah, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Paducah)

## NTSB investigations on N68551 (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 ATL03FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA125), Jun 14, 2003: Bellanca 7KCAB (N68551), Dover, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions including instrument meteorological conditions and turbulence in thunderstorms, which resulted in a loss of control in flight and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68551 (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 20030614020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614020679A), Jun 14, 2003: Bbavia 7KCAB (N68551), Dover, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On June 14, 2003 @ 1205 CST approximately N68551 a Bellanca 7KCAB operated by the registered owner was presumed missing after it departed Short Creek a…

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