Single-engine piston

N212TC

1944 North American SNJ 5

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1944
Serial
12141732
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carr, CO
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Registration record

N212TC on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American SNJ 5 (FAA: North American SNJ-5)
Serial
12141732
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carr, CO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1990-08-28
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A1C29C
Mode S (octal)
50341234
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2009-07-09
    Accident at Simla, CO; damage: destroyed.
  • 2005-09-19
    Accident at Torrington, WY; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-08-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N212TC

N212TC is a 1944 North American SNJ 5 (FAA model SNJ-5), serial number 12141732. It is registered to an individual in Carr, Colorado.

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 experimental category (exhibition), dated August 28, 1990.

N212TC has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2009-07-09 Accident · Simla, CO Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN09FA425
Reported aircraft: North American SNJ-5
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain control of the airplane while practicing aerobatic maneuvers and his subsequent failure to recover from an inadvertent spin.
2005-09-19 Accident · Torrington, WY Damage: Substantial NTSB · DEN05LA143
Reported aircraft: North American SNJ-5
Probable cause: failure of the #7 connecting rod, causing engine seizure. A contributing factor was the berm.

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.