N9026W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Textron Aviation Inc 172S built in 2018. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 3, 2018 when the aircraft was exported to Australia. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Textron Aviation Inc 172S cancelled May 3, 2018
- Serial number
- 172S12118
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2018
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- April 23, 2018
- Last FAA action
- April 23, 2018
- Last owner
- Southwind Global Aviation INC (Corporation)
Moundridge, KS - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 206H cancelled February 14, 2011
- Serial number
- 20608321
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2010
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Tanzania
- Certificate issued
- September 30, 2010
- Last FAA action
- September 30, 2010
- Last owner
- Africair INC (Corporation)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Special flight permit · Operation in excess of maximum certificated; Delivery or export
Piper PA-28-235 cancelled December 11, 2006
- Serial number
- 28-10615
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 21, 1978
- Last FAA action
- October 17, 2006
- Last owner
- Lee Robert E (Individual)
Manley Hot Spring, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N9026W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28 · serial 28-10615
The pilot's continued cruise flight into known adverse weather conditions, his failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering, and his exceeding the design stress limits of the airplane, which resulted in an in-flight break-up. Factors associated with the accident were clouds and obscuration.
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