# N83968: 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 8, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83968

## Aircraft that carried N83968

- [Cancelled 1991-04-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83968-1991-04-08): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288116245. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Butler Stephen F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20STEPHEN%20F), [South Yarmouth, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/South%20Yarmouth)
- [Cancelled 1970-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83968-1970-11-20): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-2654. Owner: [Malmquist Ed](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALMQUIST%20ED), [Monticello, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Monticello)

## NTSB investigations on N83968 (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 NYC90LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA157), Jul 11, 1990: Piper PA-28-161 (N83968), Yarmouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BY THE PILOT AND AN IMPROPERLY READING FUEL GAUGE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N83968 (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 19900711066129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900711066129A), Jul 11, 1990: Piper PA28161 (N83968), Yarmouth, MA, Substantial damage. Engine sputtered on right tank showing full after using same for some time . Switch to left back to right. Ditched.

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