# N68VF: 2001 Fuller Van L SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fuller Van L SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/fuller-van-l-sonex) (registry code 05610LK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 68
- Year built: 2001
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 3, 2017
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A902BF
- Registered owner: [Edson Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDSON%20RONALD%20L)
- Location: [Windham, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Windham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7947° N, 70.4053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04062, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68VF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68VF

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 (Fuller Van L SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 ERA14LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA018), Oct 16, 2013: Fuller Van L Sonex (N68VF), Palatine, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because a test run and partial teardown of the engine did not reveal any anomalies.

## 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 20131016020739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131016020739A), Oct 16, 2013: Fuller Van L SONEX (N68VF), Palatine, NY, Substantial damage. On October 16, 2013 at approximately 18:10 certificated sport pilot departed Hisert'S Field (private air strip) to fly the pattern in his Sonex, an…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Fuller Van L SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fuller-van-l-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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