# N68653: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 13, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68653

## Aircraft that carried N68653

- [Cancelled 1989-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68653-1989-04-13): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C1070. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1968-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68653-1968-10-29): Joesten Hubert G KR-2, S/N 01. Owner: [Hubert G Joesten Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUBERT%20G%20JOESTEN%20JR), [Auburn, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Auburn)

## NTSB investigations on N68653 (2)

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 CHI86FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FA079), Jan 29, 1986: Cessna 421C (N68653), Birmingham, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB SEA69D0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0091), Sep 2, 1968: Joesten J-1 (N68653), Puyallup, WA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68653 (2)

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 19860129001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129001679A), Jan 29, 1986: Cessna 421C (N68653), Birmingham, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The right engine failed on takeoff due to improperly installed counterweights. The pilot failed to maintain VMC.
- [Incident 19830721052049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830721052049I), Jul 21, 1983: Cessna 421C (N68653), Lansing, MI, Minor damage. Made hard landing. On next landing the nose gear collapsed. A new actuator rod had been installed without adjusting

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