# N3068M: 2002 Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A, registration cancelled 2017-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/matthews-h-thomas-jodel-f11-a) (registry code 05613OB)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 5279
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 21, 2002
- Certificate issued: September 30, 2015
- Last registry action: September 30, 2015
- Mode S code: A33918
- Owner when cancelled: [Guilford Jones](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUILFORD%20JONES)
- Location: [Marathon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Marathon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0130° N, 103.0275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79842, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3068M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3068M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3068M-2017-01-03

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 Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A: https://openairdocs.org/model/matthews-h-thomas-jodel-f11-a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN16LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA137), Mar 26, 2016: Matthews H Thomas Jodel   F11 A (N3068M), Marathon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct a go-around in a timely manner, which resulted in impact with trees and a powerline.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160326002869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326002869A), Mar 26, 2016: Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A (N3068M), Marathon, TX, Destroyed. On March 26, 2016, at 1620 central daylight savings time, a jodel F-11-A experimental home built single engine land aircraft bearing registration number…

## Other aircraft with N3068M

- [Cancelled 1968-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3068M-1968-12-09): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1586. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Johnson Charles M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20CHARLES%20M), [Baileyville, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Baileyville)

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