Single-engine piston

N2946

1918 Homebuilt JN4D

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1918
Serial
8047
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Curtiss OX-5
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bethel, PA
Registration record

N2946 on the FAA register

Type
1918 Homebuilt JN4D
Serial
8047
Engines
Curtiss OX-5
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bethel, PA
Certificate issued
2001-04-16
Airworthiness date
2009-07-04
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A30780
Mode S (octal)
50603600
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-07-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2001-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N2946 to the current registrant.
  • 1975-05-30
    N2946 previously assigned to a Homebuilt Benson B-8M (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 1918
    Manufactured (1918).
Overview

About N2946

N2946 is a 1918 Homebuilt JN4D, serial number 8047. It is registered to an individual in Bethel, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2001 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Curtiss OX-5 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 4, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N2946. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-01-10 Accident · Kellogg,Id, 12 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0114
Reported aircraft: Bensen B8M — a different aircraft that carried the N2946 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: W.

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.