Twin piston

N59826

1976 Piper Navajo Chieftain

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1976
Serial
31-7652077
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Arctic Inc (Corporation)
Based
Fairbanks, AK
Registration record

N59826 on the FAA register

Type
1976 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA: Piper PA-31-350)
Serial
31-7652077
Engines
2 × Lycoming TIO-540 series
Registered owner
Air Arctic Inc
Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued
2004-12-02
Airworthiness date
1976-03-24
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A7BDDC
Mode S (octal)
51736734
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-01-10
    Accident at Fairbanks, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 2004-12-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N59826.
  • 1976-03-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N59826

N59826 is a 1976 Piper Navajo Chieftain (FAA model PA-31-350), serial number 31-7652077. The FAA register lists Air Arctic Inc as the registrant in Fairbanks, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 2, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming TIO-540 series engines and 8 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 24, 1976.

N59826 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-01-10 Accident · Fairbanks, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC25LA016
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-350
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to recognize that an automated taxiway gate was closing, and the pilot s failure stop for the closing gate.
NTSB report ↗

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.