# N28FG: 1984 Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER, registration cancelled 2022-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68-observer) (registry code 6780103)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 325-18-OB
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1986
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1989
- Last registry action: October 11, 2018
- Mode S code: A2CC26
- Owner when cancelled: [State Of California Department Of Fish And Game](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STATE%20OF%20CALIFORNIA%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20FISH%20AND%20GAME)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5128° N, 121.4942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28FG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28FG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28FG-2022-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER: https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68-observer.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX3198](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3198), Jun 13, 1995: BOLT. BROKEN. WHILE REMOVING LANDING GEAR FAIRING TO ACCESS JACK POINT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR BOLT SECURING THE MLG TO THE MLG JOIST ASSY WAS BROKEN AT START OF THE THRE
- [SDR 95ZZZX1287](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1287), Feb 17, 1995: CONTROL CABLE. WORN. WEAR WAS AT PULLEYS UNDER FLOOR. WEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. IT APPEARS THAT THESE ORIGINAL CABLES DO NOT HAVE A GOOD SERVICE LIFE.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1286), Feb 17, 1995: CONTROL CABLE. WORN. WEAR OCCURRED AT PULLEYS IN VERTICAL FIN. WEAR WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT. THE ORIGINAL CONTROL CABLES DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE A LONG SERVICE LIFE.
- [SDR 95ZZZX1285](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1285), Feb 17, 1995: CONTROL CABLE. WORN. THESE CABLES WRE REMOVED TO COMPLY WITH PARTENAVIA SB 72. THE WEAR OCCURRED WHERE THE CABLE WAS ROUTED AROUND THE PHOTO PORT. THE ORIGINAL CONTROL CABLES DO NOT
- [SDR 95ZZZX485](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX485), Jan 9, 1995: STRINGER. CRACKED. ALL 8 STRINGERS (4 EACH WING) HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS/BREAKS. THESE STRINGERS ARE ONLY VISIBLE BY UNRIVETING WING SKIN OR REMOVING ENGINE FIREWALL. THE MATERIAL TH

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