Single-engine piston

N53941

1950 Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1950
Serial
01-0088
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wb650 Raf Chipmunk LLC (LLC)
Based
Madison, AL
Registration record

N53941 on the FAA register

Type
1950 Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk
Serial
01-0088
Engines
Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR
Registered owner
Wb650 Raf Chipmunk LLC
Madison, AL
Certificate issued
2014-11-12
Airworthiness date
1980-04-29
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6D4DA
Mode S (octal)
51552332
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-11-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N53941 to the current registrant.
  • 1980-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1950
    Manufactured (1950).
  • 1948-12-22
    N53941 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n T41-1126); cancelled.
Overview

About N53941

N53941 is a 1950 Dehavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk, serial number 01-0088. The FAA register lists Wb650 Raf Chipmunk LLC as the registrant in Madison, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 12, 2014 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Dehav Eng GIPSY MAJOR engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 29, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N53941.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N53941.

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.