# N249FZ: Fairchild PT-26B, registration cancelled 1975-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild PT-26B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26b) (registry code 3371626)
- Serial number: FZ-249
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A25203
- Owner when cancelled: [Pontius David M & Topolski Patrick J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PONTIUS%20DAVID%20M%20%26%20TOPOLSKI%20PATRICK%20J)
- Location: [Menlo Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Menlo%20Park)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249FZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=249FZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N249FZ-1975-02-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Fairchild PT-26B: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-26b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 OAK75DVD26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD26), Dec 14, 1974: Fairchild PT-26B (N249FZ), Livermore, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19741214042209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741214042209A), Dec 14, 1974: Frchld PT26B (N249FZ), Livermore, CA, Destroyed. Recd wx brief for dest only. Hit trees while trying to turn arnd.

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