Single-engine piston

N79307

1943 Fairchild PT-26

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
FZ-337
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lancaster, PA
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1943 Fairchild PT-26
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Registration record

N79307 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA: Fairchild M-62A-3)
Serial
FZ-337
Engines
Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lancaster, PA
Certificate issued
2015-04-14
Airworthiness date
1976-04-09
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAC5A2
Mode S (octal)
52542642
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-04-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N79307.
  • 2004-09-04
    Accident at Corsicana, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 1976-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N79307

N79307 is a 1943 Fairchild PT-26 (FAA model M-62A-3), serial number FZ-337. It is registered to an individual in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 14, 2015 and expires on April 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 April 9, 1976.

N79307 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-09-04 Accident · Corsicana, TX Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · FTW04FA232
Reported aircraft: Fairchild M-62A-3
Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to a faulty carburetor and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin during the forced landing after takeoff.

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.