# N8968B: 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: April 29, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8968B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8968B

## Aircraft that carried N8968B

- [Cancelled 2002-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8968B-2002-04-29): Cessna 172, S/N 36668, built 1958. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Florida Aircraft Exchange Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20AIRCRAFT%20EXCHANGE%20INC), [Gulf Breeze, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Gulf%20Breeze)

## NTSB investigations on N8968B (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 ATL99LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA059), Mar 26, 1999: Cessna 172 (N8968B), Florala, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM CONTAMINATION WITH WATER.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8968B (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 19990326022429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990326022429A), Mar 26, 1999: Cessna 172 (N8968B), Florala, AL, Substantial damage. (.4) On March 26, 1999, about 1530 central standard time, a Cessna 172, N8968B, collided with trees while maneuvering for an emergency landing at Florala…

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