# N39272: Partenavia P.68C, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Partenavia P.68C](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68c) (registry code 6780105)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 283
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1983
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1984
- Last registry action: August 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A48D9F
- Owner when cancelled: [Md Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MD%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39272
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39272-2012-11-21

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.68C: https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68c.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 MIA88FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA260), Aug 19, 1988: Partenavia P-68C (N39272), Duncan Town, Bahamas, destroyed, 6 fatal

## 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 19880819070809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819070809A), Aug 19, 1988: Parten P68C (N39272), Duncan Town, Bahamas, Destroyed, 6 fatal. Left wing and engine seperated in flight. Cause was overload. Thunderstorms in area. Crashed into ocean and sank.

## Other aircraft with N39272

- [Cancelled 1970-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39272-1970-06-29): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 6526. Owner: [Johnson Gordon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20GORDON%20L), [Sanford, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Sanford)

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