# N8261J: 1993 Beech A36, registration cancelled 2005-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-2807
- Year built: 1993
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1993
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2002
- Last registry action: August 9, 2005
- Mode S code: AB49A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Howard George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20GEORGE)
- Location: [Northbrook, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Northbrook)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1263° N, 87.8451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60062, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8261J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8261J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261J-2005-12-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Beech A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36.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 LAX02FA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA278), Sep 8, 2002: Beech A36 (N8261J), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an encounter with adverse weather conditions and the loss of control due to a stall.…

## 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 20020908024899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908024899A), Sep 8, 2002: Beech A36 (N8261J), Grandcanyon, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft N8261J was on an IFR cross country from laughlin/bullhead, Arizona (ifp) to liberal, Kansas (lbl). While in the vicinity of peach springs VOR…

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