Single-engine piston

N56216

1942 Fairchild PT-26

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
T42-3067
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fincastle, VA
1942 Fairchild PT-26
Representative photo of a Fairchild PT-26. Not a photo of N56216.
Registration record

N56216 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A)
Serial
T42-3067
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fincastle, VA
Certificate issued
2004-02-27
Airworthiness date
1956-09-07
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A730F2
Mode S (octal)
51630362
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).
  • 2004-02-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N56216.
  • 1956-09-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N56216

N56216 is a 1942 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number T42-3067. It is registered to an individual in Fincastle, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 27, 2004 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 September 7, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N56216.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N56216.

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.