Single-engine piston

N29947

1944 North American AT-6D

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1944
Serial
42-85697A
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cavanaugh Flight Museum (Corporation)
Based
Denison, TX
Registration record

N29947 on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American AT-6D
Serial
42-85697A
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Denison, TX
Certificate issued
2009-01-29
Airworthiness date
1959-06-05
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A319ED
Mode S (octal)
50614755
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-30
    Accident at Fredericksburg, TX; damage: substantial.
  • 2009-01-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N29947.
  • 1983-01-05
    Accident at Granville, PA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1959-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N29947

N29947 is a 1944 North American AT-6D, serial number 42-85697A. The FAA register lists Cavanaugh Flight Museum as the registrant in Denison, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 29, 2009 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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, dated June 5, 1959.

N29947 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2022-04-30 Accident · Fredericksburg, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN22LA187
Reported aircraft: North American AT-6D
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a failure of the No. 1 cylinder.
1983-01-05 Accident · Granville, PA Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC83LA048
Reported aircraft: North American AT-6D

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.