Single-engine piston

N30306

1944 North American SNJ 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
90655-RAB
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Buelen Brian V + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Mesa, AZ
Registration record

N30306 on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American SNJ 5 (FAA: North American/Benner R A Jr SNJ-5)
Serial
90655-RAB
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Buelen Brian V + 1 co-owner
Mesa, AZ
Certificate issued
2020-04-16
Airworthiness date
1996-03-22
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A32CEE
Mode S (octal)
50626356
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
730 nm
Cruise (type)
129 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-04-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N30306 to the current registrant.
  • 1996-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-02-19
    N30306 previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17701183); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-21
    N30306 previously assigned to a Piper J3F-60 (s/n 4781); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N30306

N30306 is a 1944 North American SNJ 5 (FAA model SNJ-5), serial number 90655-RAB. The FAA register lists Buelen Brian V + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Mesa, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 16, 2020 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 129 knots and a range of about 730 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated March 22, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N30306. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
129 kt
Range
730 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the North American SNJ 5 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-08-29 Accident · Gainesville, FL Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · MIA90FA177
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177-A — a different aircraft that carried the N30306 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

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.