Single-engine piston

N4485

1944 North American SNJ-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
44-81646-1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Auburn, CA
Registration record

N4485 on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American SNJ-6
Serial
44-81646-1
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Auburn, CA
Certificate issued
2002-05-21
Airworthiness date
2003-08-21
Registration expires
2027-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A56B5C
Mode S (octal)
51265534
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

  • 2027-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-08-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2002-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N4485 to the current registrant.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
  • 1930-03-20
    N4485 previously assigned to a Irwin IRWIN C-C-1 (s/n 111); cancelled.
Overview

About N4485

N4485 is a 1944 North American SNJ-6, serial number 44-81646-1. It is registered to co-owners in Auburn, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2002 and expires on May 31, 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated August 21, 2003.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4485.

Cruise
129 kt
Range
730 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the North American SNJ-6 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N4485.

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.