# N49243: 1973 Stokes X-68, registration cancelled 2012-09-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 20, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Stokes X-68](https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-x-68) (registry code 0563722)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: CH120
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Balloon
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Certificate issued: October 22, 1974
- Last registry action: October 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A61A86
- Owner when cancelled: [Stokes George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOKES%20GEORGE)
- Location: [Fountain Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fountain%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7106° N, 117.9511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92708, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49243
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49243-2012-09-20

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 Stokes X-68: https://openairdocs.org/model/stokes-x-68.md

## Other aircraft with N49243

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49243-1955-10-24): Fairchild PT-19A, S/N T43-7067. Owner: [David S Salerno](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVID%20S%20SALERNO), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica)

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