Single-engine piston

N10966

1931 Curtiss Wright CW-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1931
Serial
1144
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Szekely SR-3-45
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Williamsburg, VA
Registration record

N10966 on the FAA register

Type
1931 Curtiss Wright CW-1
Serial
1144
Engines
Szekely SR-3-45
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Williamsburg, VA
Certificate issued
2008-01-28
Airworthiness date
1947-11-01
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A0296C
Mode S (octal)
50024554
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-01-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N10966 to the current registrant.
  • 2007-09-20
    N10966 previously assigned to a Cessna Caravan 208B Grand / 208B Super Cargomaster (s/n 208B1260); cancelled.
  • 2003-07-29
    N10966 previously assigned to a Hughes 500D (s/n 1000818D); cancelled.
  • 1947-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1931
    Manufactured (1931).
Overview

About N10966

N10966 is a 1931 Curtiss Wright CW-1, serial number 1144. It is registered to an individual in Williamsburg, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 28, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Szekely SR-3-45 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated November 1, 1947.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N10966. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-09-26 Accident · Cougar, WA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · SEA83LA205
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369B — a different aircraft that carried the N10966 registration before this airframe.
1982-08-07 Accident · Shelton, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA82DA137
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369D — a different aircraft that carried the N10966 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.