Twin piston

N261S

1965 Beechcraft T42

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
65-12696
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jennings, FL
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Registration record

N261S on the FAA register

Type
1965 Beechcraft T42
Serial
65-12696
Engines
2 × Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jennings, FL
Certificate issued
2014-05-07
Airworthiness date
1996-03-07
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A28444
Mode S (octal)
50502104
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N261S.
  • 1996-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
Overview

About N261S

N261S is a 1965 Beechcraft T42, serial number 65-12696. It is registered to an individual in Jennings, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 7, 2014 and expires on May 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental O-470 series engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 7, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N261S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-09-02 Incident · Appleton, WI Damage: Minor NTSB · CHI82IA331
Reported aircraft: Swearingen SA-226TC — a different aircraft that carried the N261S registration before this airframe.

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.