Single-engine piston

N31443

1944 Homebuilt SNJ-5B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
91044
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Barnstormers LLC (LLC)
Based
Rogers, TX
Registration record

N31443 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Homebuilt SNJ-5B
Serial
91044
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Texas Barnstormers LLC
Rogers, TX
Certificate issued
2023-09-26
Airworthiness date
1994-09-14
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A358AD
Mode S (octal)
50654255
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N31443 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-04-15
    Accident at Lakeland, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1994-09-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1988-05-09
    N31443 previously assigned to a Aerotek PITTS S-2A (s/n 2174); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N31443

N31443 is a 1944 Homebuilt SNJ-5B, serial number 91044. The FAA register lists Texas Barnstormers LLC as the registrant in Rogers, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 26, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

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 (normal), dated September 14, 1994.

N31443 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-04-15 Accident · Lakeland, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA04LA072
Reported aircraft: North American SNJ-5B
Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in the airplane departing the right side of the runway, collapsing the left main landing gear, the left wing striking the ground, and the airplane nosing down.

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.