Single-engine piston

N54801

1944 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
10044AE
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
National Museum of World War II Aviation (Corporation)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
1944 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N54801.
Registration record

N54801 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
10044AE
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
National Museum of World War II Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2012-06-05
Airworthiness date
1978-08-08
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6F816
Mode S (octal)
51574026
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N54801.
  • 1978-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N54801

N54801 is a 1944 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number 10044AE. The FAA register lists National Museum of World War II Aviation as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 5, 2012 and expires on June 30, 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 (normal), dated August 8, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N54801.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N54801.

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.