Single-engine piston

N49961

1944 North American AT-6D

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
42-85374A
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Texas Warbirds LLC (LLC)
Based
Lewes, DE
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Registration record

N49961 on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American AT-6D
Serial
42-85374A
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Texas Warbirds LLC
Lewes, DE
Certificate issued
2023-01-22
Airworthiness date
1985-03-01
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A634CB
Mode S (octal)
51432313
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-29
    Accident at Oshkosh, WI; damage: destroyed.
  • 2023-01-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N49961 to the current registrant.
  • 1985-03-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-04-09
    N49961 previously assigned to a Boeing/Stearman A75 N1 / PT-17 Kaydet (s/n 75-4682); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N49961

N49961 is a 1944 North American AT-6D, serial number 42-85374A. The FAA register lists Texas Warbirds LLC as the registrant in Lewes, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 22, 2023 and expires on January 31, 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 March 1, 1985.

N49961 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2023-07-29 Accident · Oshkosh, WI Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CEN23FA332
Reported aircraft: North American AT-6D
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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.