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N5260F

N5260F is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-32R-300 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Piper PA-32R-300 cancelled September 16, 2013

Serial number
32R-7680500
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
November 30, 1978
Last FAA action
February 4, 1998
Last owner
Emert Mobile Homes INC (Corporation)
Knoxville, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Cessna 172F cancelled April 26, 1971

Serial number
17253373
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 24, 1965
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
US Air Force (Government)
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5260F

ATL87FA007Accident on October 20, 1986 at Nashville, TN: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-32R-300 · serial 32-7680500

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