N261T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Pipistrel TAURUS built in 2009. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 25, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.
N261T is reserved by One Tango LLC since October 29, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on August 29, 2026.
Pipistrel TAURUS cancelled October 25, 2017
- Serial number
- 051 T 503
- Type
- Glider · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2009
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 2011
- Last FAA action
- May 24, 2011
- Last owner
- Gemtec INC (Corporation)
Durango, CO - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Exhibition
Napiwoski Thomas CHALLENGER II cancelled July 8, 2008
- Serial number
- 1805
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2000
- Last status
- Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
- Certificate issued
- March 8, 1999
- Last FAA action
- July 2, 2008
- Last owner
- Napiwoski Thomas (Individual)
Forest Lake, MN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Beech 35-C33A cancelled November 9, 1967
- Serial number
- CE-90
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 14, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Tradewind Airport CORP (Corporation)
Amarillo, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL cancelled April 9, 1957
- Serial number
- 18-2375
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1953
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- May 31, 1956
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Civil Air Patrol INC Auburn Squadron Indiana Wing (Government)
Auburn, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N261T
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pipistrel Taurus · serial 051T503
The pilot’s loss of control during the off-airport landing in strong winds, which resulted in a hard landing.
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