Single-engine piston

N51263

1942 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
T42-1968
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
1942 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N51263.
Registration record

N51263 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
T42-1968
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2021-07-26
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A66C23
Mode S (octal)
51466043
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N51263.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N51263

N51263 is a 1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number T42-1968. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 26, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N51263.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N51263.

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.