Single-engine piston

N50426

1943 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
T43-5197
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440-C4
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
1943 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N50426.
Registration record

N50426 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
T43-5197
Engines
Fairchild 6-440-C4
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2019-11-15
Airworthiness date
2009-05-23
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64B89
Mode S (octal)
51445611
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-11-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N50426.
  • 2009-05-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N50426

N50426 is a 1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number T43-5197. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 15, 2019 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Fairchild 6-440-C4 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 23, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50426.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50426.

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.