Single-engine piston

N2897G

1959 North American AT-6G

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
49-3492
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-1340-AN-1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Six Cat Racing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tulelake, CA
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Registration record

N2897G on the FAA register

Type
1959 North American AT-6G
Serial
49-3492
Engines
P & W R-1340-AN-1
Registered owner
Six Cat Racing Inc
Tulelake, CA
Certificate issued
1991-12-20
Airworthiness date
2009-08-21
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A2F2BE
Mode S (octal)
50571276
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-17
    Accident at Reno, NV; damage: substantial.
  • 2009-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1991-12-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N2897G.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N2897G

N2897G is a 1959 North American AT-6G, serial number 49-3492. The FAA register lists Six Cat Racing Inc as the registrant in Tulelake, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 20, 1991 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-1340-AN-1 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 21, 2009.

N2897G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-09-17 Accident · Reno, NV Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · WPR23FA345A
Reported aircraft: North American T-6G
Probable cause: The failure of both the Race 14 and Race 6 pilots to see and avoid each other while in the airport traffic pattern. Contributing to the accident was both pilots failure to fly the standard downwind and base legs.

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.