Single-engine piston

N17261

1936 Taylor J-2

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1936
Serial
927
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A40 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
New Athens, IL
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Registration record

N17261 on the FAA register

Type
1936 Taylor J-2
Serial
927
Engines
Continental A40 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Athens, IL
Certificate issued
2006-09-28
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A123DF
Mode S (octal)
50221737
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N17261.
  • 1936
    Manufactured (1936).
Overview

About N17261

N17261 is a 1936 Taylor J-2, serial number 927. It is registered to an individual in New Athens, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2006 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A40 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N17261. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-01-13 Accident · Lancaster, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX96FA095
Reported aircraft: Piper J2 — a different aircraft that carried the N17261 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering from crosswind to downwind after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with terrain.

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.