Partenavia S.P.A. P 68
16 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1978 to 1985; half of them date from 1982 or earlier. Texas has the most (4). 81% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the P 68 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Lycoming I0360 Ser A&C (4), Lycoming Tio-360-C1A6D (2), None None (1)
- Seats
- 7
- Built of
- aluminium
- Makers on the register
- Partenavia S.P.A., Partenavia S.P.A
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 23, 1988; newest August 6, 2025
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| LLC | 6 | 38% |
| Government | 4 | 25% |
| Individual | 3 | 19% |
| Corporation | 3 | 19% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| P68B | 5 | 1978 to 1979 | 31.2% |
| P 68 OBSERVER | 5 | 1982 to 1984 | 31.2% |
| P 68 C/TC | 5 | 1983 to 1985 | 31.2% |
| P68 | 1 | 1978 | 6.2% |
When they were built by decade · 6 with no year on file
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 10 | 62% |
| None on file | 4 | 25% |
| Multiple | 1 | 6% |
| Experimental | 1 | 6% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Washington State Dept of Fish and Wildlife | 1 |
| Walton Marketing INC | 1 |
| State of Oregon | 1 |
| State of Ohio | 1 |
| Pacific Flight Academy LLC | 1 |
| Oly Aero LLC | 1 |
| Northeast Wisconsin Aero LLC | 1 |
| New York State Police | 1 |
| N53695 LLC | 1 |
| Idpa Aircraft Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Edge Logistics INC | 1 |
| Barr Air Patrol LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: State of Ohio · Pacific Flight Academy LLC · New York State Police · Barr Air Patrol LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
16 as of October 23, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Partenavia S.P.A. P 68s?
Texas, with 4.
Who owns the Partenavia S.P.A. P 68?
81% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Partenavia S.P.A. P 68s on the register built?
Between 1978 and 1985; half of them in 1982 or earlier.
How many Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A31EU, held by Vulcanair S.P.A.). The FAA has issued 22 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about flight controls. Operators and repair shops have filed 5 failure reports with the FAA since 2005, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 6.2 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is fuel system. 154 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Garmin At INC..
FAA orders 22 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Partenavia S.P.A. P 68
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Flight controls | 8 | 36% |
| Airframe structure | 5 | 23% |
| Other and general | 3 | 14% |
| Engine | 3 | 14% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 5% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 5% |
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 5% |
Failure reports 5 since 2005 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 05 | 1 |
| 13 | 3 |
| 26 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Fuel system | 2 | 40% |
| Airframe structure | 2 | 40% |
| Engine | 1 | 20% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 115 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: brake disc (7), governor (5), alternator (5), windshield (4), alternator control (4), system two (3), synchronizer (3), shim (3), pneumatic deicer (3), kap single (3).
Approved modifications 154 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 1 · advice, not orders
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the P 68 links to the rest of the register
- Partenavia S.P.A. 11 aircraft on the register
- Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 C/TC 5 registered
- Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 OBSERVER 5 registered
- Partenavia S.P.A. P68B 5 registered
- Partenavia S.P.A. P68 1 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Lycoming IO-360 series 5 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Lycoming TIO-360-C1A6D 2 of these aircraft · 207 hp
- Lycoming TO-360-C1A6D 1 of these aircraft · 210 hp
- Lycoming TO-360-A1A6D 1 of these aircraft · 196 hp
- Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 1 of these aircraft · 200 hp
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Oregon 2 of these aircraft
- Florida 2 of these aircraft
- California 2 of these aircraft
- Wisconsin 1 of these aircraft
- Washington State Dept of Fish and Wildlife 1 of these aircraft
- Walton Marketing INC 1 of these aircraft
- State of Oregon 1 of these aircraft
- State Of Ohio 1 of these aircraft
- Pacific Flight Academy LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the P 68 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- FAA orders naming the P 68 22 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the P 68 5 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the P 68 154 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/partenavia-s-p-a/p-68.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 16
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N7668B | Partenavia S.P.A. P68B |
Pacific Flight Academy LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
None on file | 2025-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53695 | Partenavia S.P.A. P68B |
N53695 LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2024-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N920AA | Partenavia S.P.A. P68B |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44959 | Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 OBSERVER |
Aspen Helicopters INC Oxnard, California |
None on file | 2024-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N321RT | Partenavia S.P.A. P68B |
Barr Air Patrol LLC Mesquite, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N668TC | Partenavia S.P.A P 68 C/TC |
Oly Aero LLC Central Point, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N766F | Partenavia S.P.A P 68 C/TC |
Edge Logistics INC South Lake, Texas |
Experimental | 2023-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4465Y | Partenavia S.P.A P 68 C/TC |
Idpa Aircraft Leasing LLC Austin, Texas |
Multiple | 2022-05-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N789FW | Partenavia S.P.A P 68 C/TC |
Walton Marketing INC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2022-03-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N23MW | Partenavia S.P.A. P68 |
Northeast Wisconsin Aero LLC Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2021-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9000V | Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 OBSERVER |
State of Oregon Salem, Oregon |
None on file | 2018-01-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357PN | Partenavia S.P.A P 68 C/TC |
Washington State Dept of Fish and Wildlife Olympia, Washington |
Standard | 2008-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N605 | Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 OBSERVER |
New York State Police Albany, New York |
Standard | 1998-10-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6602L | Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 OBSERVER |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1997-07-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N590WA | Partenavia S.P.A. P68B |
Individual owner | None on file | 1992-11-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N856H | Partenavia S.P.A. P 68 OBSERVER |
State of Ohio Columbus, Ohio |
Standard | 1988-11-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |