Single-engine piston

N68853

Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
75-5418
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Flying Circus Airshow Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bealeton, VA
Registration record

N68853 on the FAA register

Type
Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
75-5418
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Flying Circus Airshow Inc
Bealeton, VA
Certificate issued
1990-08-15
Airworthiness date
1990-07-06
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A92412
Mode S (octal)
52222022
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-08-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N68853.
  • 1990-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1987-09-26
    Accident at Lakeport, CA; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N68853

N68853 is a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet / A75L-3 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number 75-5418. The FAA register lists Flying Circus Airshow Inc as the registrant in Bealeton, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 15, 1990 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 6, 1990.

N68853 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-09-26 Accident · Lakeport, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX87LA346
Reported aircraft: Boeing A75N1

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.