# N68PK: 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: January 8, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68PK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68PK

## Aircraft that carried N68PK

- [Cancelled 2018-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PK-2018-01-08): Pilatus PC-12/45, S/N 265, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Regions Equipment Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REGIONS%20EQUIPMENT%20FINANCE%20CORP), [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- [Cancelled 1986-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68PK-1986-03-19): Partenavia P 68 C/TC, S/N 34135TC. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Devore Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEVORE%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N68PK (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 ERA13FA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA115), Jan 16, 2013: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N68PK), Burlington, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control due to spatial disorientation during the initial climb after takeoff in night instrument flight rules conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68PK (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 20130116001049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130116001049A), Jan 16, 2013: Pilatus PC-12/45 (N68PK), Burlington, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot departed buy on an IFR flight plan. During climb-out before being radar identified the pilot apparently lost control of the aircraft and crashed.

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