Single-engine piston

N68983

1942 Boeing/Stearman E75

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
75-5038
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Auburn, NY
Registration record

N68983 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Boeing/Stearman E75
Serial
75-5038
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Auburn, NY
Certificate issued
2022-03-05
Airworthiness date
1988-11-17
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A92832
Mode S (octal)
52224062
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-03-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N68983.
  • 1988-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N68983

N68983 is a 1942 Boeing/Stearman E75, serial number 75-5038. It is registered to an individual in Auburn, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 5, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated November 17, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N68983. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-01-18 Accident · Castroville,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0287
Reported aircraft: Stearman E75 — a different aircraft that carried the N68983 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: INVERTED ATTITUDE. BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .182 %.

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.