# N8568F: 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: October 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8568F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8568F

## Aircraft that carried N8568F

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8568F-2020-10-31): Bell 47J-2A, S/N 3715, built 1966. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brown County Tours](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20COUNTY%20TOURS), [Columbus, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N8568F (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 CEN18LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA269), Jul 15, 2018: Bell 47J (N8568F), Franklin, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8568F (2)

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 20180715011229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180715011229A), Jul 15, 2018: Bell 47J-2A (N8568F), Franklin, IN, Destroyed. The conditions were VFR. The pilot was Flying in a northerly direction at 50 feet altitude adjacent to runway 21. At the north end of runway 21 the pilot…
- [Incident 19970301007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970301007279I), Mar 1, 1997: Bell 47J2A (N8568F), Marathon, FL. Narrative: helicopter departed with 2 passengers on sightseeing ride along Florida keys from Marathon, FL at 1520 EST 3/1/97. At approximatley 1550 EST, the…

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