N3568K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-140 built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 31, 2020. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-140 cancelled January 31, 2020
- Serial number
- 28-23631
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 4, 2016
- Last FAA action
- October 4, 2016
- Last owner
- Smith Charles W (Individual)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper J3C-65 cancelled September 9, 1949
- Serial number
- 22259
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 14, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Hazel A H (Individual)
Artesia, NM - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N3568K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA28 · serial 28-23631
A partial loss of engine power due to a stuck exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to operate an airplane with a known mechanical deficiency and his failure to fly an appropriate traffic pattern that would have allowed the airplane to reach the runway.
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