# N261FM: 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 30, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=261FM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N261FM

## Aircraft that carried N261FM

- [Cancelled 2017-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N261FM-2017-06-30): North American T-28B, S/N 137655, built 1954. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rendzio Joseph J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENDZIO%20JOSEPH%20J), [Lutz, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lutz)

## NTSB investigations on N261FM (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 MIA04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04LA092), Jun 3, 2004: North American T-28B (N261FM), Wesley Chapel, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to verify security of the left engine cowling and its subsequent separation in-flight and collision with the vertical stabilizer resulting in the loss of aircraft control.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N261FM (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 20040603017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040603017449A), Jun 3, 2004: Namer T28B (N261FM), Tampa, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft impacted trees/terrain shortly after departure from runway 32. The aircraft was destroyed and no post fire occurred. There was fuel spillage at…

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