# N6168Y: Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM), registration cancelled 1975-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-23-250 (6PCLM)](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm) (registry code 7102313)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 27-3389
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1974
- Mode S code: A8088F
- Owner when cancelled: [Whitcomb Eugene H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITCOMB%20EUGENE%20H)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6168Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6168Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6168Y-1975-05-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-23-250 (6PCLM): https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250-6pclm.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC75AK019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75AK019), Sep 11, 1974: Piper PA-23 (N6168Y), Austin, MN, destroyed, 6 fatal
- [NTSB OAK68D0283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0283), Jan 22, 1968: Piper PA-23 (N6168Y), Eureka, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19740911044399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740911044399A), Sep 11, 1974: Piper PA23250 (N6168Y), Austin, MN, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Vert fin and l stabilator failed. Clg lwr than fcst.

## Other aircraft with N6168Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6168Y): Clement James WITTMAN TAILWIND W10, S/N JC5, built 1995

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