# N68U: 1992 Whistle L Paul QUESTAIR VENTURE M20, registration cancelled 2013-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Whistle L Paul QUESTAIR VENTURE M20](https://openairdocs.org/model/whistle-l-paul-questair-venture-m20) (registry code 05620VD)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 68
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 10, 1992
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1992
- Last registry action: December 6, 2001
- Mode S code: A902A0
- Owner when cancelled: [Mountain States Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOUNTAIN%20STATES%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Wheatridge, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Wheatridge)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7727° N, 105.1048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80033, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68U-2013-08-07

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 Whistle L Paul QUESTAIR VENTURE M20: https://openairdocs.org/model/whistle-l-paul-questair-venture-m20.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 FTW96LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA180), Apr 23, 1996: Whistle Questair Venture M20 (N68U), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to compensate for prevailing wind conditions and to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusting and quartering tailwind conditions.

## 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 19960423008299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960423008299A), Apr 23, 1996: Amtrjg QUESTAIR20 (N68U), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll, lost control of the aircraft and it flipped over.

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