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A Textron Aviation Inc 408, the same model family as N426SP
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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 30, 2026
N426SP

Textron Aviation Inc 408

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesNorth Carolina
Records check, free: 2 to understand, 3 clearWhere is it now

N426SP is a Textron Aviation Inc 408, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with turboprop engines, built in 2026. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Samaritans Purse, a corporation in Boone, North Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 14, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated June 28, 2026.

Where is it now Last seen October 12 at 3:33 pm.

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Aircraft

Maker
Textron Aviation Inc
Model
408 · all 408s and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Textron Aviation Inc 408 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
408-0071
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
TurbopropFAA type of engine code 2 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 2 motors · P&Wc PT6A-65SC · 1110 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2026
Transponder code
A51387 (octal 51211607)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
October 14, 2026
Expires
October 31, 2033
Last FAA action
October 14, 2026
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · June 28, 2026
FAA region
EasternFAA region code 1 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
01562246

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Samaritans Purse
Type
CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
801 Bamboo Rd
Boone, NC 28607-8721

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 1

2016-12-27Cessna 172S · First notice for registration renewal

Connections how N426SP links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
Owner
Place
  • Boone, NC 76 aircraft registered in this town
  • North Carolina 7,117 aircraft registered
Record
Airworthiness
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The public federal record on N426SP, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Samaritans Purse, a corporation, certificate issued October 14, 2026, expires October 31, 2033. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated June 28, 2026, consistent with the 2026 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 408-0071 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N426SP was previously assigned to 1 other aircraft: Cessna 172S (serial 172S8353, cancelled December 27, 2016). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N426SP: Accident on February 17, 2014 at Caldwell, NJ: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.

PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.

NTSB records 1

ERA14CA127Accident on February 17, 2014 at Caldwell, NJ: minor injuries, substantial damage.serial on NTSB record: 172S8353

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172S · operated under 091

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 30, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through October 28, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 30, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data