Single-engine piston

N53279

1943 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
T43-5589
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Pampa, TX
1943 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N53279.
Registration record

N53279 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A-3)
Serial
T43-5589
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Pampa, TX
Certificate issued
2012-01-10
Airworthiness date
1959-04-22
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6BB4A
Mode S (octal)
51535512
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-01-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N53279.
  • 1959-04-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N53279

N53279 is a 1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A-3), serial number T43-5589. It is registered to an individual in Pampa, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 10, 2012 and expires on January 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, dated April 22, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53279.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53279.

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.