N3927U1983 Partenavia Spa P.68C
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Fresh Air Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Charlevoix, MI
- Certificate issued
- Aug 14, 2006
- Expires
- May 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 25, 2005
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Partenavia Spa
- Model
- P.68C
- Year
- 1983
- Serial number
- 282
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A48D97
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming I0360 Ser A&C
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 200 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2006 – nowFresh Air Aviation INCCharlevoix, MI · current
- 1967 – 1969Individual ownerMorganville, NJ · different airframe: Cessna 150e S/N 15061327
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Landing gear · bolt · failedOct 20, 2023
MAIN LANDING GEAR LEAF SPRING INNER ATTACH BOLT P/N NAS1106-24 ON LH SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, FAILED MID SHANK ABOVE THE THREADS, 50HR AFTER INSTALLED DURING REPETITIVE INSPECTION BROUGHT ON BY MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETIN-99. BOLT FAILURE CAUSED DEFORMATION OF THE FUSELAGE TO LEAF SPRING CLEVIS AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · tube · splitMay 26, 2014
LEFT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT UPON TAXIING IN FROM LANDING. TIRE AND INNER TUBE REPLACED WITH NEW. TIRE WAS A 7.00 X 6, 8PR. INNER TUBE TR20, S02602. TIRE AND TUBE TIME IN SERVICE: 219.5, LANDINGS APPROX.:400. INNER TUBE FAILURE WAS A SLIT ON SIDEWALL DEVELOPING RADIALLY ALONG A MFG BONDING LINE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · crankcase · crackedNov 7, 2013
A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CRANKCASE AT THE LOWER FORWARD CYLINDER BASE STUD OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES. STARTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF STUD AREA AND TRAVELS DOWN AND AFT. A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM AROUND THE BASE OF CYLINDER AT THIS AREA.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuselage · frame · crackedFeb 7, 2013
DURING 100 HR INSPECTION FOUND FATIGUE CRACKS ON FRAME MEMBERS OF FUSELAGE SECTION NR 8 AT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD TRUSS MOUNTING BRACKET ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. THESE CRACKS EMINATED FROM BOTTOM BOLT HOLES AND AT OUTSIDE FLANGE RADIUS OF FRAME. THEY BECAME VISIBLE AFTER TRAVELING PAST THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026