N1261J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aero Commander 112 built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 22, 2011. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal".
Aero Commander 112 cancelled July 22, 2011
- Serial number
- 261
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- March 28, 1990
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Prudoff Sheldon H (Individual)
Sunny Isl St Croix, VI - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1261J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 112 · serial 261
The pilot's inadequate preflight and in-flight planning and decision making which resulted in the airplane entering instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of instrument experience, a vacuum pump failure, and the night lighting conditions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site