N501FS is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Swearingen SA-26AT. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 21, 1998. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N501FS is reserved by a private party since April 8, 2026. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on February 8, 2027.
Swearingen SA-26AT cancelled August 21, 1998
- Serial number
- T26146
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 19, 1991
- Last FAA action
- January 21, 1998
- Last owner
- F S Air Service INC (Corporation)
Soldotna, AK - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N501FS
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Swearingen SA-26AT · serial T26-146
The pilot-in-command's failure to adequately monitor the instrument approach and the co-pilot's failure to intercept and maintain the proper NDB bearing on the approach. Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's obstructed view of the NDB indicator and his overconfidence in his personal ability, the terrain (cliffs), low ceiling, and the flight crew's disregard of the minimum descent altitude.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Swearingen SA-26 · serial T-26-146
the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. Factors associated with the accident were the soft and uneven airstrip 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