Single-engine piston

N51090

1943 Fairchild PT-26

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
T43-5048
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Butler County Warbirds Inc (Corporation)
Based
Middletown, OH
1943 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N51090.
Registration record

N51090 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A-3)
Serial
T43-5048
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Butler County Warbirds Inc
Middletown, OH
Certificate issued
2000-07-12
Airworthiness date
1956-11-05
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6651B
Mode S (octal)
51462433
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2000-07-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N51090.
  • 1967-06-17
    Accident at Marietta,Ga, 10; damage: substantial.
  • 1956-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N51090

N51090 is a 1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A-3), serial number T43-5048. The FAA register lists Butler County Warbirds Inc as the registrant in Middletown, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 12, 2000 and expires on October 31, 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, dated November 5, 1956.

N51090 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1967-06-17 Accident · Marietta,Ga, 10 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2074
Reported aircraft: Fairchild M-62A

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.