# N2526C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: August 22, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2526C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2526C

## Aircraft that carried N2526C

- [Cancelled 2019-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526C-2019-08-22): Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG, S/N 41569, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bodie Aviation Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BODIE%20AVIATION%20LTD), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 2002-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526C-2002-03-21): Combs Doug HEAVY 1, S/N 001. Owner: [Combs P Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMBS%20P%20DOUGLAS), [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- [Cancelled 1993-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526C-1993-04-14): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A0217. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dunn Troy Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUNN%20TROY%20JR), [Grover City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Grover%20City)
- [Cancelled 1969-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2526C-1969-11-25): Beech D50A, S/N DH-168. Owner: [Swearingen Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWEARINGEN%20AIRCRAFT), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

## NTSB investigations on N2526C (2)

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 WPR18LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA037), Nov 27, 2017: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41 550FG (N2526C), Oro Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate cooling time between repeated heavy braking applications, which resulted in the brakes overheating and a subsequent brake fire during the aborted takeoff sequence.
- [NTSB LAX91LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA365), Aug 18, 1991: Piper PA-38-112 (N2526C), Oceano, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNKNOWN. THE MAIN AIRPLANE WRECKAGE AND THE BODY OF THE PILOT ARE PRESUMED LOST AT SEA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2526C (2)

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 20171127022449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171127022449A), Nov 27, 2017: Columbia Aircraft Mfg LC41-550FG (N2526C), Tucson, AZ, Destroyed. Pilot aborted takeoff twice from liftoff speed. Rt brake and tire caught fire during taxiback from second abort which ignited rt fuel tank, fuel fire destroyed…
- [Accident 19910818035699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818035699A), Aug 18, 1991: Piper PA38112 (N2526C), Oceano, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Became missing. Wreckage in ocean. Passengers body washed up on beach. Marginal weather in area. Stratus and fog.

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