# N5968F: 1976 Piper PA-28-181, registration cancelled 2013-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28-7790147
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1976
- Certificate issued: June 9, 1992
- Last registry action: August 28, 2001
- Mode S code: A7B727
- Owner when cancelled: [Six Eight Foxtrot](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIX%20EIGHT%20FOXTROT)
- Location: [Odessa, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Odessa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8457° N, 102.3676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, TX, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5968F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5968F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5968F-2013-10-28

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 Piper PA-28-181: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181.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 FTW97WA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97WA133), Mar 16, 1997: Piper PA-28-181 (N5968F), Tejupilco, Mexico, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19970317003329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970317003329A), Mar 17, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N5968F), Toluca, Mexico, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed cuernavaca at approximately 1:20 pm on March 16, 1997, to monterrey with flight plan. Aircraft was located west of curenavaca on March…
- [Incident 19920111002199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920111002199I), Jan 11, 1992: Piper PA28181 (N5968F), Crockett, TX. Aircraft experienced a power interruption. Forced landing in field. Found no useable fuel in fuel cells.
- [Incident 19910228012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910228012319I), Feb 28, 1991: Piper PA28181 (N5968F), Abilene, TX. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in a pasture.

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