Single-engine piston

N51874

1942 Fairchild PT-26

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1942
Serial
T42-3699
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Chapmansboro, TN
1942 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N51874.
Registration record

N51874 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
T42-3699
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Chapmansboro, TN
Certificate issued
2016-08-10
Airworthiness date
1955-08-08
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A68291
Mode S (octal)
51501221
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-08-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N51874.
  • 1977-10-02
    Accident at Bealton,Va, 46; damage: substantial.
  • 1955-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N51874

N51874 is a 1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number T42-3699. It is registered to an individual in Chapmansboro, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 10, 2016 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 August 8, 1955.

N51874 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-10-02 Accident · Bealton,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2953
Reported aircraft: Fairchild M62A

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.