# N26026: 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: June 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26026

## Aircraft that carried N26026

- [Cancelled 2017-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26026-2017-06-07): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 0690, built 1987. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Caprock Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPROCK%20HELICOPTER%20INC), [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)

## NTSB investigations on N26026 (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 FTW98LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA049), Nov 15, 1997: Robinson R22 Beta (N26026), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain control of the helicopter during hover out-of-ground-effect. A related factor was: the student pilot's lack of experience in flying helicopters.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N26026 (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 19971115033039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971115033039A), Nov 15, 1997: Robsin R22BETA (N26026), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Wind gust turned helicopter. R22 began uncontrollable right turn. Hit a fence. Rolled over. Chopped tailboom. (.4)the student pilot reported that he had…
- [Incident 19900930059289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930059289I), Sep 30, 1990: Robsin R22BETA (N26026), Hiawassee, GA, Minor damage. On approach the helicopter began to settle. Made a hard landing.

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