N68828 is a 1944 Boeing E75 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 75-5681, registered in Half Moon Bay, CA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jan 31, 2030; the renewal window opens on Jul 31, 2029. It is powered by a P&W R-985 SERIES rated at 450 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (exhibition), issued Mar 9, 1983. It is one of 261 E75 aircraft in the FAA registry, 27 of them registered in California. About 12% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on May 4, 2014.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Half Moon Bay, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- San Jose FSDO (SJC FSDO) · (408) 795-4000
- Certificate issued
- Feb 17, 1983
- Last FAA action
- Sep 30, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A923AE
- Mode S code (octal)
- 52221656
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- BOEING
- Model
- E75
- Type certificate (TCDS)
- A-743 (The Boeing Company)
- Year manufactured
- 1944
- Serial number
- 75-5681
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- P&W R-985 SERIES (450 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Experimental since Mar 9, 1983
- Approved operations
- Exhibition
Public airports near Half Moon Bay
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half Moon Bay Half Moon Bay, CA | KHAF | 5 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| San Carlos San Carlos, CA | KSQL | 11 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, A+, UL94 |
| San Francisco International San Francisco, CA | KSFO | 11 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, A++ |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2014 | Fairfield, CA | Boeing E75 this airframe | Destroyed | Fatal | WPR14FA182 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Sep 29, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.