Single-engine piston

N92879

1944 Curtiss Wright SB2C5

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
83589
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N92879 on the FAA register

Type
1944 Curtiss Wright SB2C5
Serial
83589
Engines
Wright R-2600 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-10
Airworthiness date
1979-09-12
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ACDF51
Mode S (octal)
53157521
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2001-12-08
    Accident at New Orleans, LA; damage: minor.
  • 1991-09-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N92879.
  • 1979-09-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N92879

N92879 is a 1944 Curtiss Wright SB2C5, serial number 83589. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 10, 1991 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-2600 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated September 12, 1979.

N92879 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: minor); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-12-08 Accident · New Orleans, LA Damage: Minor NTSB · FTW02LA047A
Reported aircraft: Curtiss-Wright SB2C-5
Probable cause: the Helldiver pilot's failure to maintain visual separation with the Cessna while taxiing. Contributing factors were the Cessna pilot's failure to comply with the local controller's instructions to continue taxiing and the failure of the local and ground controllers to monitor the position of the Cessna.

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.