N8026 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Pitts Aerobatics S-2B. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 16, 2000 when the aircraft was exported to South Africa. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Pitts Aerobatics S-2B cancelled March 16, 2000
- Serial number
- 5030
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- South Africa
- Certificate issued
- December 4, 1997
- Last FAA action
- March 10, 1998
- Last owner
- Volker Aviation INC (Corporation)
Niagara Falls, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Fairchild FC-2-W2 cancelled March 18, 1931
- Serial number
- 519
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1928
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 19, 1930
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Pan American-Grace Airways INC (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8026
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Pitts S-2B
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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