Single-engine piston

N1689C

1943 North American SNJ 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
90950
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Blue Prop Warbirds LLC (LLC)
Based
Long Lake, MN
Registration record

N1689C on the FAA register

Type
1943 North American SNJ 5 (FAA: North American SNJ-5)
Serial
90950
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Blue Prop Warbirds LLC
Long Lake, MN
Certificate issued
2015-09-01
Airworthiness date
1992-03-06
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
A112FC
Mode S (octal)
50211374
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N1689C.
  • 1992-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (acrobatic)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N1689C

N1689C is a 1943 North American SNJ 5 (FAA model SNJ-5), serial number 90950. The FAA register lists Blue Prop Warbirds LLC as the registrant in Long Lake, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 1, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

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 (acrobatic), dated March 6, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1689C.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1689C.

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

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