Single-engine piston

N36259

1944 Howard DGA-15P

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
1770
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sterling Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Valparaiso, IN
Registration record

N36259 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Howard DGA-15P
Serial
1770
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Sterling Foundation
Valparaiso, IN
Certificate issued
2026-07-22
Airworthiness date
1957-05-21
Registration expires
2033-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A416E3
Mode S (octal)
51013343
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N36259.
  • 1957-05-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N36259

N36259 is a 1944 Howard DGA-15P, serial number 1770. The FAA register lists Sterling Foundation as the registrant in Valparaiso, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 22, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 21, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N36259.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N36259.

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.