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N3068M

N3068M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 3, 2017. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Matthews H Thomas JODEL - F11-A cancelled January 3, 2017

Serial number
5279
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2002
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 30, 2015
Last FAA action
September 30, 2015
Last owner
Guilford Jones (Individual)
Marathon, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

Piper PA-12 cancelled December 9, 1968

Serial number
12-1586
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Canada
Certificate issued
October 6, 1967
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Johnson Charles M (Individual)
Baileyville, ME
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N3068M

CEN16LA137Accident on March 26, 2016 at Marathon, TX: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Matthews H Thomas JODEL F11 A · serial 5279

The pilot's failure to conduct a go-around in a timely manner, which resulted in impact with trees and a powerline.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site