# N68559: 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: July 18, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68559

## Aircraft that carried N68559

- [Cancelled 1974-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68559-1974-07-18): Bellanca 8KCAB, S/N 42-72. Owner: [Elliott J Frank IV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIOTT%20J%20FRANK%20IV), [Charlottesville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Charlottesville)

## NTSB investigations on N68559 (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 IAD74AI064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI064-201508), May 24, 1974: Bellanca 8KCAB (N68559), Scottsville, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68559 (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 19740524015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740524015399A), May 24, 1974: Blanca 8KCAB (N68559), Scottsville, VA, Destroyed. Inverted flt. Inverted clb abt vert attitude. Began tail-slide,atmpt split-s out. Alt 3-500 ft AGL.

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