# N26ZA: Zenair CH 2000, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Zenair CH 2000](https://openairdocs.org/model/zenair-ch-2000) (registry code 9950100)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TA5CH](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TA5CH), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20-0026
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 19, 1997
- Certificate issued: November 28, 2012
- Last registry action: November 28, 2012
- Mode S code: A27EE4
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccauley Dan W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCAULEY%20DAN%20W)
- Location: [Helotes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Helotes)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6216° N, 98.7564° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78023, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26ZA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26ZA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26ZA-2018-02-12

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 Zenair CH 2000: https://openairdocs.org/model/zenair-ch-2000.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 CEN15FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA362), Aug 17, 2015: Zenair CH 2000 (N26ZA), McAllen, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's loss of airplane control while departing in gusting wind conditions that were conducive to low-level wind shear.

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