Single-engine piston

N2297

1926 Winstead Bros Airplane Co Winstead Special

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1926
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright CURTISS OX5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bethel, PA
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Registration record

N2297 on the FAA register

Type
1926 Winstead Bros Airplane Co Winstead Special
Serial
1
Engines
Wright CURTISS OX5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bethel, PA
Certificate issued
1995-09-14
Airworthiness date
1999-03-18
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A205BD
Mode S (octal)
50402675
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-03-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1995-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N2297 to the current registrant.
  • 1926
    Manufactured (1926).
Overview

About N2297

N2297 is a 1926 Winstead Bros Airplane Co Winstead Special, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Bethel, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 1995 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright CURTISS OX5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 18, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2297. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-03-19 Accident · Fremont, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX85FA179
Reported aircraft: Stracener Experimental SX — a different aircraft that carried the N2297 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.