N8468V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Rockwell International S-2R built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 20, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Rockwell International S-2R cancelled February 20, 2018
- Serial number
- 2228R
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 26, 2003
- Last FAA action
- July 12, 2012
- Last owner
- Royal Flying Service INC (Corporation)
Royal City, WA - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N8468V
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rockwell S2R · serial 2228R
The loss of engine power due to the separation of the No. 2 cylinder exhaust rocker boss housing, which prevented the exhaust valve from opening.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rockwell International S-2R · serial 2228R
The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from an object during an aerial application, which resulted in damage to the landing gear and led to the airplane ground looping during the subsequent landing.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rockwell International S-2R · serial 2228R
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a 20 foot high post while applying chemicals to an agricultural field, which resulted in impact damage to the right main landing gear, and ultimately to a collapse of the subject gear during the subsequent landing roll. Factors include a post within the area that the pilot was applying chemicals to.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Rockwell S2R · serial 2228R
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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