Single-engine piston

N7986C

1943 North American SNJ 5

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
51698
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Urbana, IL
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Registration record

N7986C on the FAA register

Type
1943 North American SNJ 5 (FAA: North American SNJ-5)
Serial
51698
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Urbana, IL
Certificate issued
2021-04-10
Airworthiness date
1991-07-28
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AAD8EA
Mode S (octal)
52554352
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N7986C.
  • 1991-07-28
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N7986C

N7986C is a 1943 North American SNJ 5 (FAA model SNJ-5), serial number 51698. It is registered to an individual in Urbana, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 July 28, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N7986C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-11-05 Accident · Bailey Crosrds,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3829
Reported aircraft: N American SNJ-5 — a different aircraft that carried the N7986C registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TED CONTROL CABLES.HIT PIPER N5331Z,SUBST DAMAGE.

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.