N26399 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-23-250 built in 1975. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 12, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Piper PA-23-250 cancelled September 12, 2013
- Serial number
- 27-7554124
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1975
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 18, 1996
- Last FAA action
- March 3, 2009
- Last owner
- Northstar Industries LLC (Corporation)
East Windsor, CT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A cancelled November 3, 1981
- Serial number
- AA5A-0563
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- July 26, 1979
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Szogas Miriam C (Individual)
Asternwegig, - Airworthiness
- None on file
Aeronca 60-TF cancelled August 12, 1948
- Serial number
- 1170
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 9, 1944
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Connecticut Aviation Corporation (Corporation)
Hartford, CT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N26399
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-23-250 · serial 27-7554124
The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument flight procedure, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors in the accident were the local air traffic controller's inadequate monitoring of the MSAW system, and his delayed instructions for the pilot to gain altitude.
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