Single-engine piston

N48HD

1945 Curtiss Wright SB2C5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
4401
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
N45Sb LLC (LLC)
Based
Granite Falls, MN
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Registration record

N48HD on the FAA register

Type
1945 Curtiss Wright SB2C5
Serial
4401
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Registered owner
N45Sb LLC
Granite Falls, MN
Certificate issued
2024-07-10
Airworthiness date
2024-07-18
Registration expires
2031-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A5E6F3
Mode S (octal)
51363363
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2024-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N48HD.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N48HD

N48HD is a 1945 Curtiss Wright SB2C5, serial number 4401. The FAA register lists N45Sb LLC as the registrant in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2024 and expires on July 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-2600-20 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 18, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48HD.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48HD.

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.