Single-engine piston

N1047C

1960 North American SNJ 5

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1960
Serial
85063
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Historic Aeroplane Works Inc (Corporation)
Based
Huntington, IN
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Registration record

N1047C on the FAA register

Type
1960 North American SNJ 5 (FAA: North American SNJ-5)
Serial
85063
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Historic Aeroplane Works Inc
Huntington, IN
Certificate issued
2007-01-31
Airworthiness date
1965-10-14
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A016E0
Mode S (octal)
50013340
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-01-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N1047C.
  • 1997-09-06
    Accident at Camden, SC; damage: destroyed.
  • 1965-10-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1960
    Manufactured (1960).
Overview

About N1047C

N1047C is a 1960 North American SNJ 5 (FAA model SNJ-5), serial number 85063. The FAA register lists Historic Aeroplane Works Inc as the registrant in Huntington, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 31, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 14, 1965.

N1047C has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-09-06 Accident · Camden, SC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL97FA134
Reported aircraft: North American T-6-SNJ5
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to take remedial action after a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, leading to a spin. Factors were the pilot's use of unapproved medication, and the FAA's inadequate certification and standards for airman.
1977-06-06 Accident · Southern Pines,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1478
Reported aircraft: N.American SNJ-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N1047C registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.