Aircraft Description
N56268 is a 1943 Fairchild M-62A, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Hood River, OR. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 11, 1955. The registration certificate was issued on September 5, 2019. The registration is set to expire on September 30, 2029. Powered by a Fairchild 6-440 SERIES engine producing 200 horsepower, N56268 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A731A3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N56268 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.8165, -118.1499 on January 2, 2025. The FAA registry record for N56268 was last updated on September 2, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Fairchild is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 659 Fairchild aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the M-62A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N56268. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC