Single-engine piston

N88026

1944 Stinson V77

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
77-411
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Slaton, TX
1944 Stinson V77
Representative photo of a Stinson V77. Not a photo of N88026.
Registration record

N88026 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Stinson V77 (FAA: Stinson VULTEE V-77)
Serial
77-411
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Texas Air Museum
Slaton, TX
Certificate issued
2013-09-10
Airworthiness date
1975-10-02
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC2092
Mode S (octal)
53020222
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-06-09
    Accident at Slaton, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2013-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N88026 to the current registrant.
  • 1975-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1949-04-04
    N88026 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 15643); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N88026

N88026 is a 1944 Stinson V77 (FAA model VULTEE V-77), serial number 77-411. The FAA register lists Texas Air Museum as the registrant in Slaton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 2, 1975.

N88026 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-06-09 Accident · Slaton, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN24LA214
Reported aircraft: Stinson Vultee V-77
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control after landing in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane nosing over. Contributing was the pilot s decision to conduct the flight in very strong, gusting wind conditions.
NTSB report ↗
1973-05-20 Accident · Hallock,Minn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1324
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N88026 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ACFT.ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT SETTLED BACK TO GND.

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.