Single-engine piston

N6438D

1944 North American SNJ-5C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
88-17652
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
San Jose, CA
Registration record

N6438D on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American SNJ-5C
Serial
88-17652
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
San Jose, CA
Certificate issued
2011-04-20
Airworthiness date
2012-08-14
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A873D4
Mode S (octal)
52071724
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2011-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N6438D.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N6438D

N6438D is a 1944 North American SNJ-5C, serial number 88-17652. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 2011 and expires on April 30, 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated August 14, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6438D.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6438D.

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.