# N68063: 1978 Smith SKYBOLT, registration cancelled 2013-10-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 23, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith SKYBOLT](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-skybolt) (registry code 0565580)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Serial number: 79
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1977
- Last registry action: July 9, 1977
- Mode S code: A9067D
- Owner when cancelled: [Stephens Gordon L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEPHENS%20GORDON%20L)
- Location: [Vidalia, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Vidalia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2240° N, 82.4137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30474, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68063
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68063-2013-10-23

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 Smith SKYBOLT: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-skybolt.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 MIA78FKG45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG45), May 28, 1978: Skybolt 1976 (N68063), Vidalia, GA, destroyed

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