# N68DS: Shewmaker Darryl D BD 5, registration cancelled 1994-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Shewmaker Darryl D BD 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/shewmaker-darryl-d-bd-5) (registry code 11307P1)
- Serial number: 0014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1987
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: A9013A
- Owner when cancelled: [Shewmaker Darryl D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEWMAKER%20DARRYL%20D)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5668° N, 98.6158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78249, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68DS-1994-07-19

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 Shewmaker Darryl D BD 5: https://openairdocs.org/model/shewmaker-darryl-d-bd-5.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 FTW92LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA125), May 3, 1992: Shewmaker BD5 (N68DS), Castroville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING THE FLARE. FACTORS WERE THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PROPELLER FEATHERING SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S TOTAL LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE AIRCRAFT AND THE…

## 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 19920502019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920502019489A), May 2, 1992: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N68DS), Castroville, TX, Destroyed. Lost power on test flight. Dragged wing on forced landing. Cartwheeled. Prop pitch control slipped feathering prop.

## Other aircraft with N68DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68DS): Cessna 182S, S/N 18280033, built 1997

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