Single-engine piston

N54901

1942 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
T421526
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Aviation Heritage Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Blaine, MN
1942 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N54901.
Registration record

N54901 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
T421526
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
American Aviation Heritage Foundation Inc
Blaine, MN
Certificate issued
2014-10-08
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6FBCD
Mode S (octal)
51575715
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-10-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N54901.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N54901

N54901 is a 1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number T421526. The FAA register lists American Aviation Heritage Foundation Inc as the registrant in Blaine, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 8, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

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 N54901.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N54901.

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.