Single-engine piston

N9820C

1945 North American SNJ-6

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
112178
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
Registration record

N9820C on the FAA register

Type
1945 North American SNJ-6
Serial
112178
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
1991-09-09
Airworthiness date
2005-09-08
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
ADB4ED
Mode S (octal)
53332355
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

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-09-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1991-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N9820C.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N9820C

N9820C is a 1945 North American SNJ-6, serial number 112178. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Inc as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 1991 and expires on June 30, 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 experimental category (exhibition), dated September 8, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9820C.

Cruise
129 kt
Range
730 nm
Fuel burn
12 gph

Published figures for the North American SNJ-6 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9820C.

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.