Single-engine piston

N5215Z

1942 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
43-7098
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 N5215Z.
Registration record

N5215Z on the FAA register

Type
1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
43-7098
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2006-11-16
Airworthiness date
1998-06-12
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A68FC4
Mode S (octal)
51507704
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-11-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N5215Z to the current registrant.
  • 1998-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 1965-04-28
    N5215Z previously assigned to a Piper PA-22-108 (s/n 22-8889); cancelled.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N5215Z

N5215Z is a 1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number 43-7098. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 16, 2006 and expires on January 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 (commuter), dated June 12, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5215Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5215Z.

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.