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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N6261B

N6261B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Aero Commander 500 built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 20, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Aero Commander 500 cancelled August 20, 2013

Serial number
688-34
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1958
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 24, 2000
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Okla City, OK
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N6261B

MIA00FA058Accident on December 22, 1999 at Georgetown, SC: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aero Commander 500 · serial 688-34

The noninstrument-rated pilot's improper decision to attempt VFR flight into known instrument flight conditions, willful disregard of FAA Automated Flight Service Station weather forecast/weather observations, failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering on initial takeoff climb, resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall/spin), and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and terrain.

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