# N68HW: 1976 Beech B24R, registration cancelled 2004-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-404
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1993
- Last registry action: November 19, 2002
- Mode S code: A901A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Schell George R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHELL%20GEORGE%20R)
- Location: [Norfolk, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Norfolk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.8524° N, 76.2915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23510, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68HW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68HW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68HW-2004-10-25

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 Beech B24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r.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 NYC01LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA008), Oct 10, 2000: Beech BE-23-B24R (N68HW), Fork Union, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor related to the accident was the uneven landing area condition.

## 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 20001010039279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001010039279A), Oct 10, 2000: Beech B24R (N68HW), Forkunion, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted a landing on grass runway. Landing technique caused overload of nose gear drag brace and subsequent failure. Nose gear partially…

## Other aircraft with N68HW

- [Cancelled 2026-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68HW-2026-07-14): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 8835, built 2022. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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