# N868S: 2007 Holmes William E PREDATOR, registration cancelled 2017-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Holmes William E PREDATOR](https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-william-e-predator) (registry code 05903JS)
- Engine: [Rotax 582SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (registry code 55556)
- Serial number: E068S
- Year built: 2007
- Type of aircraft: Powered parachute
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 22, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 21, 2009
- Last registry action: January 22, 2011
- Mode S code: ABEE1F
- Owners when cancelled: [Barnes Hugh G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20HUGH%20G), [Barnes Diane E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNES%20DIANE%20E)
- Location: [Branson, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Branson)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6694° N, 93.2421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65616, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=868S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868S-2017-09-27

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 Holmes William E PREDATOR: https://openairdocs.org/model/holmes-william-e-predator.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 CEN09CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA025), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes William E Predator (N868S), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the wing's failure to open all cells for undetermined reasons and the trees near the runway.

## 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 20081006848299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081006848299A), Oct 6, 2008: Holmes PREDATOR (N868S), Branson, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that during the takeoff at an altitude of approximately 30 feet, he experienced a collapse of the right side of the parachute (the…

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