N56268
1943 Fairchild PT-26
N56268 on the FAA register
Timeline
- 2029-09-30Registration expires (renewal due).
- 2019-09-05Certificate of registration issued as N56268.
- 1999-10-20Accident at Gallup, NM; damage: substantial.
- 1955-09-11Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
- 1943Manufactured (1943).
About N56268
N56268 is a 1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A), serial number T43-5242. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 5, 2019 and expires on September 30, 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 11, 1955.
N56268 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.
Accident & incident history
Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records
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