Twin piston

N9682C

1946 Douglas B-26B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
4139230
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N9682C on the FAA register

Type
1946 Douglas B-26B
Serial
4139230
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1998-07-24
Airworthiness date
1999-06-02
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
AD7C7F
Mode S (octal)
53276177
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-11-01
    Accident at Ponca City, OK; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 1998-07-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N9682C.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N9682C

N9682C is a 1946 Douglas B-26B, serial number 4139230. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 24, 1998 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 limited category, dated June 2, 1999.

N9682C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-11-01 Accident · Ponca City, OK Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA041
Reported aircraft: Douglas B-26B
Probable cause: Failure of the nose landing gear link which resulted in a loss of directional.
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.