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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8261J

N8261J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A36 built in 1993. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 5, 2005. The last status on file was "second triennial registration form mailed, not returned".

Beech A36 cancelled December 5, 2005

Serial number
E-2807
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1993
Last status
Second triennial registration form mailed, not returned
Certificate issued
July 16, 2002
Last FAA action
August 9, 2005
Last owner
Howard George (Individual)
Northbrook, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N8261J

LAX02FA278Accident on September 8, 2002 at Grand Canyon, AZ: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A36 · serial E-2807

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an encounter with adverse weather conditions and the loss of control due to a stall. Contributing factors were thunderstorm related turbulence, icing conditions, the pilot's disregard of the weather forecast.

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