Single-engine piston

N5813

1943 Homebuilt P40M

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
27501
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Allison V1710 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tri-State Warbird Museum (Corporation)
Based
Batavia, OH
Registration record

N5813 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Homebuilt P40M
Serial
27501
Engines
Allison V1710 series
Registered owner
Tri-State Warbird Museum
Batavia, OH
Certificate issued
2006-03-24
Airworthiness date
2011-09-01
Registration expires
2029-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A77C60
Mode S (octal)
51676140
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-08
    Accident at Batavia, OH; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-09-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2006-03-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N5813 to the current registrant.
  • 1984-10-17
    N5813 previously assigned to a Convair 340 (s/n 130); cancelled.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N5813

N5813 is a 1943 Homebuilt P40M, serial number 27501. The FAA register lists Tri-State Warbird Museum as the registrant in Batavia, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 24, 2006 and expires on October 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Allison V1710 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 1, 2011.

N5813 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-12-08 Accident · Batavia, OH Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN12LA111
Reported aircraft: Curtiss Wright P40M
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to failure of the engine oil cooler and subsequent oil starvation to the engine.

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.