Single-engine piston

N9589C

1942 North American SNJ-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
889351
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sooner Warbirds LLC (LLC)
Based
Norman, OK
Registration record

N9589C on the FAA register

Type
1942 North American SNJ-4
Serial
889351
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Sooner Warbirds LLC
Norman, OK
Certificate issued
2015-12-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AD55F5
Mode S (octal)
53252765
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
730 nm
Cruise (type)
129 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N9589C.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N9589C

N9589C is a 1942 North American SNJ-4, serial number 889351. The FAA register lists Sooner Warbirds LLC as the registrant in Norman, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2015 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 129 knots and a range of about 730 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9589C. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
129 kt
Range
730 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the North American SNJ-4 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-06-25 Accident · Gravois Mills,Mo, 25 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 2163
Reported aircraft: N American SNJ-4 — a different aircraft that carried the N9589C registration before this airframe.

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.