Single-engine piston

N55FW

1938 North American SNJ 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
43677
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Riverbend Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Hernando, MS
Registration record

N55FW on the FAA register

Type
1938 North American SNJ 5 (FAA: North American SNJ-5)
Serial
43677
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Riverbend Aviation LLC
Hernando, MS
Certificate issued
2017-07-21
Airworthiness date
1984-10-22
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6FDA4
Mode S (octal)
51576644
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N55FW.
  • 1984-10-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N55FW

N55FW is a 1938 North American SNJ 5 (FAA model SNJ-5), serial number 43677. The FAA register lists Riverbend Aviation LLC as the registrant in Hernando, Mississippi. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 21, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 experimental category (exhibition), dated October 22, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55FW.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55FW.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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