# N68959: Nelson PG-185, registration cancelled 1981-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nelson PG-185](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-pg-185) (registry code 6200302)
- Serial number: 200
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: February 24, 1956
- Mode S code: A927CF
- Owner when cancelled: [Perl Harry N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERL%20HARRY%20N)
- Location: [Livermore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Livermore)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68959
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68959-1981-05-08

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 Nelson PG-185: https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-pg-185.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 OAK77FVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVD46), Jul 24, 1977: Nelson Perl PG-185 (N68959), Livermore, CA, substantial damage

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