# N86Z: 1952 North American F-86F, registration cancelled 2013-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [North American F-86F](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-86f) (registry code 6401714)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 51-12988
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date: June 15, 1983
- Certificate issued: August 3, 1982
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: ABCEBD
- Owners when cancelled: [Zeuschel Dave DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEUSCHEL%20DAVE%20DBA), [Dave Zeuschel Racing Engines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVE%20ZEUSCHEL%20RACING%20ENGINES)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86Z-2013-06-07

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 North American F-86F: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-f-86f.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 LAX87DVA06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87DVA06), Apr 25, 1987: North American F-86F (N86Z), Shafter, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19870425061019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870425061019A), Apr 25, 1987: Namer F86F (N86Z), Shafter, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The pilot lost control during a forced landing after engine failure. Failed to activate hydraulic backup.

## Other aircraft with N86Z

- [Cancelled 1970-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86Z-1970-06-19): Frederick GYRO-COPTER X1, S/N 1. Owner: [Frederick Melvin Ardith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREDERICK%20MELVIN%20ARDITH), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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