Light jet

N262AZ

2002 Classic Fighter Industries ME 262 Reproduction

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2002
Serial
501241
Class
Light jet
Engines
2 × Ge CJ-610-8A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Collings Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Stow, MA
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Registration record

N262AZ on the FAA register

Type
2002 Classic Fighter Industries ME 262 Reproduction
Serial
501241
Engines
2 × Ge CJ-610-8A
Registered owner
Collings Foundation
Stow, MA
Certificate issued
2008-07-18
Airworthiness date
2010-04-15
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A28683
Mode S (octal)
50503203
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2008-07-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N262AZ.
  • 2003-01-17
    Accident at Everett, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 2002
    Manufactured (2002).
Overview

About N262AZ

N262AZ is a 2002 Classic Fighter Industries ME 262 Reproduction, serial number 501241. The FAA register lists Collings Foundation as the registrant in Stow, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 18, 2008 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a light jet, two Ge CJ-610-8A engines and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 15, 2010.

N262AZ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-01-17 Accident · Everett, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA03LA027
Reported aircraft: Classic Fighter Industries ME-262 Reproduction
Probable cause: Failure of the left main gear hydraulic actuator locking slide during landing. Factors include an embankment adjacent to the landing runway.

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.