# N26VT: 2001 Pelt Ranson J JR MAD MAX II SPECIAL, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Pelt Ranson J JR MAD MAX II SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/pelt-ranson-j-jr-mad-max-ii-special) (registry code 05610ZI)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 0302A
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 2001
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2001
- Last registry action: October 20, 2009
- Mode S code: A27E91
- Owner when cancelled: [Pelt Ranson J Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PELT%20RANSON%20J%20JR)
- Location: [Blacksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Blacksburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2604° N, 80.4169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24060, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26VT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26VT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26VT-2017-03-10

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Pelt Ranson J JR MAD MAX II SPECIAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/pelt-ranson-j-jr-mad-max-ii-special.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 NYC08LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA005), Oct 6, 2007: Pelt Mad Max II Special (N26VT), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

## 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 20071006023779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006023779A), Oct 6, 2007: Amtr MADMAXIISPEC (N26VT), Blacksburg, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On October 6, 2007, a two place mad max ii experimental amateur-built gyrocopter made several flights from Virginia tech montgomery executive airport…

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