# N68U: 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: August 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68U

## Aircraft that carried N68U

- [Cancelled 2013-08-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68U-2013-08-07): Whistle L Paul QUESTAIR VENTURE M20, S/N 68, built 1992. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mountain States Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20STATES%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC), [Wheatridge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Wheatridge)

## NTSB investigations on N68U (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 FTW96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA180), Apr 23, 1996: Whistle Questair Venture M20 (N68U), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to compensate for prevailing wind conditions and to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusting and quartering tailwind conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N68U (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 19960423008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423008299A), Apr 23, 1996: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20 (N68U), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll, lost control of the aircraft and it flipped over.

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