# N2026U: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 8, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2026U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2026U

## Aircraft that carried N2026U

- [Cancelled 2012-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2026U-2012-08-08): Maule M-4-210C, S/N 1075C, built 1969. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## NTSB investigations on N2026U (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA178), Sep 18, 1993: Maule M-4-210C (N2026U), Staunton, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE EMBANKMENT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE A TAILWIND ON TAKEOFF AND RISING TERRAIN AT THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2026U (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19930918034789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930918034789A), Sep 18, 1993: Maule M4210C (N2026U), Staunton, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried to tow glider from small field downwind. Failed gain altitude on tow. Hit embankment. Faulty judgement.

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