Single-engine piston

N4140A

1947 North American SNJ-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
88-13625
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Eden, MD
Registration record

N4140A on the FAA register

Type
1947 North American SNJ-4
Serial
88-13625
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Eden, MD
Certificate issued
2023-04-19
Airworthiness date
1959-06-12
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4E555
Mode S (octal)
51162525
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N4140A.
  • 1959-06-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N4140A

N4140A is a 1947 North American SNJ-4, serial number 88-13625. It is registered to co-owners in Eden, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 19, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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, dated June 12, 1959.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4140A. 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-4 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-07-07 Accident · Frederick,Md, 20 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1906
Reported aircraft: N.American SNJ4 — a different aircraft that carried the N4140A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ALL.SPECTATORS ON ARPT.LANDED IN CORN FIELD.

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.