Twin piston

N53594

1944 Curtiss Wright C-46F

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
22486
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N53594 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Curtiss Wright C-46F
Serial
22486
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-06
Airworthiness date
1999-02-11
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6C6B0
Mode S (octal)
51543260
Seats (type)
65
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1991-09-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N53594.
  • 1965-12-16
    Accident at Detroit,Mich, 22; damage: none.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N53594

N53594 is a 1944 Curtiss Wright C-46F, serial number 22486. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 6, 1991 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-2800 series engines and 65 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 11, 1999.

N53594 has 1 accident/incident record on file; details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1965-12-16 Accident · Detroit,Mich, 22 Damage: None NTSB · 1 0071
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wrt C-46

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.