# N868S: 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: September 27, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=868S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868S

## Aircraft that carried N868S

- [Cancelled 2017-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868S-2017-09-27): Holmes William E PREDATOR, S/N E068S, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barnes Hugh G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20HUGH%20G), [Branson, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Branson)

## NTSB investigations on N868S (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 CEN09CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA025), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes William E Predator (N868S), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the wing's failure to open all cells for undetermined reasons and the trees near the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N868S (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 20081006848299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006848299A), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes PREDATOR (N868S), Branson, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that during the takeoff at an altitude of approximately 30 feet, he experienced a collapse of the right side of the parachute (the…

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