Twin piston

N8026E

1944 Homebuilt RB-26C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
44-35323
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Musuem (Corporation)
Based
Chino, CA
Registration record

N8026E on the FAA register

Type
1944 Homebuilt RB-26C
Serial
44-35323
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Musuem
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
1981-08-28
Airworthiness date
1969-07-15
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AAEC7A
Mode S (octal)
52566172
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1981-08-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N8026E.
  • 1969-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N8026E

N8026E is a 1944 Homebuilt RB-26C, serial number 44-35323. The FAA register lists Planes of Fame Air Musuem as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 28, 1981 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-2800 series engines and 6 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 15, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8026E.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8026E.

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.