Single-engine piston

N50809

1942 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
7763AE
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Margarita, CA
1942 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N50809.
Registration record

N50809 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
7763AE
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Margarita, CA
Certificate issued
2004-04-23
Airworthiness date
2001-08-24
Registration expires
2027-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A65A22
Mode S (octal)
51455042
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-04-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N50809.
  • 2001-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N50809

N50809 is a 1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number 7763AE. It is registered to an individual in Santa Margarita, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 23, 2004 and expires on June 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Fairchild 6-440 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 24, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N50809.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N50809.

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.