# N681KW: 1983 Partenavia P.68C, registration cancelled 2017-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Partenavia P.68C](https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68c) (registry code 6780105)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1B6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6) (registry code 41576)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31EU), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 273
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 29, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2002
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A907E4
- Owner when cancelled: [Valle Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLE%20ROBERT%20A)
- Location: St Croix, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N681KW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=681KW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N681KW-2017-06-14

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.68C: https://openairdocs.org/model/partenavia-p-68c.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 ERA09FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA039), Nov 7, 2008: Partenavia P.68C (N681KW), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during an instrument-landing-system (ILS) approach. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to initiate the ILS approach with…

## 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 20081107856859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081107856859A), Nov 7, 2008: Parten P68C (N681KW), Gainesville, FL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) On approximately 03:45 am while on approach to runway 29 at Gainesville municipal airport, a partenavia P68C, registration number N681KW, owned and…

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