# N44956: Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER, registration cancelled 2011-07-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 6, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Partenavia P 68 OBSERVER](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68-observer) (registry code 6780103)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 318-13/OB
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 18, 1984
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2003
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A56F32
- Owner when cancelled: [Texas Parks And Wildlife Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20PARKS%20AND%20WILDLIFE%20DEPT)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1778° N, 97.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78744, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44956
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44956
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44956-2011-07-06

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

## 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 CEN11TA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA064), Nov 10, 2010: Partenavia P.68 (N44956), Anthony, NM, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to conduct a low-level flight in mountainous terrain in an area where downdrafts were prevalent, resulting in the inadvertent loss of control and the collision with the terrain.

## 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 20101110051469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101110051469A), Nov 10, 2010: Partenavia P 68 OBSERV (N44956), El Paso, TX, Destroyed. On November 10, 2010 at 1100 MST, N44956, a Partenavia P68 observer, crashed in mountainous terrain near El Paso, Texas. The commercial pilot and two crew…

## Other aircraft with N44956

- [Cancelled 1981-01-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44956-1981-01-18): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 28-7890043, built 1977. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Kane Arthur C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANE%20ARTHUR%20C), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

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