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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N49697

N49697 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Fairchild PT-26. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 4, 1971. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Fairchild PT-26 cancelled January 4, 1971

Serial number
T43-4488
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 14, 1951
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Brown Joe L And Don B Gordon (Co-owned)
San Bruno, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N49697

LAX89LA312Accident on September 14, 1989 at Santa Paula, CA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15283497

IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE STUDENT PILOT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PARKED AIRCRAFT, HANGAR, AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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