# N68MF: 2022 Jonker Sailplanes JS3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jonker Sailplanes JS3](https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3) (registry code 05637Y4, 1 seats)
- Engine: [M&D Flugze MD-TJ42](https://openairdocs.org/engine/m-d-flugze-md-tj42) (registry code 45010)
- Serial number: 03-136
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 2022
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2025
- Expires: March 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A901F7
- Registered owner: [Sumner John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUMNER%20JOHN)
- Location: [Savannah, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Savannah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9755° N, 81.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31406, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68MF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68MF

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Jonker Sailplanes JS3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (M&D Flugze MD-TJ42)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA25LA354](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA354), Sep 13, 2025: Jonker Sailplanes JS3 (N68MF), New Castle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the glider for landing, which resulted in an excessive descent rate during approach, and subsequent collision with trees short of the intended landing area.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20250913012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250913012779A), Sep 13, 2025: Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS3 (N68MF), New Castle, VA, Substantial damage. On August 13, 2025, at 13:52 local time and in VFR weather, glider [privacy data omitted] a Jonker JS3 rapture with jet engine, returned from flight into right…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N68MF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N68MF before.

- [Cancelled 2012-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68MF-2012-08-15): Quest KODIAK 100, S/N 100-0058, built 2011. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## Related

- Other Jonker Sailplanes JS3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js3/aircraft.md
- The M&D Flugze MD-TJ42 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/m-d-flugze-md-tj42.md

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