Single-engine piston

N8260Q

1940 Boeing/Stearman A75 N1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
IA-65BS01
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Greenwood, IN
Registration record

N8260Q on the FAA register

Type
1940 Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 (FAA: Boeing A75N1(PT17))
Serial
IA-65BS01
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greenwood, IN
Certificate issued
2017-12-20
Airworthiness date
2001-08-17
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AB498C
Mode S (octal)
52644614
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N8260Q to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1995-05-18
    N8260Q previously assigned to a Cessna U206F (s/n U20603121); cancelled.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N8260Q

N8260Q is a 1940 Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 (FAA model A75N1(PT17)), serial number IA-65BS01. It is registered to an individual in Greenwood, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 2017 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (acrobatic), dated August 17, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8260Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1993-11-19 Accident · Tampa, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA94LA024
Reported aircraft: Cessna U206F — a different aircraft that carried the N8260Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WAS THE IMPROPER OVERHAUL AND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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.