Single-engine piston

N98RJ

1944 North American SNJ-5C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1944
Serial
90752
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wag Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Richmond, VA
Registration record

N98RJ on the FAA register

Type
1944 North American SNJ-5C
Serial
90752
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Wag Air LLC
Richmond, VA
Certificate issued
2010-06-02
Airworthiness date
1985-05-03
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ADAA4B
Mode S (octal)
53325113
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-06-06
    Accident at Midland, VA; damage: substantial.
  • 2010-06-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N98RJ.
  • 1985-05-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N98RJ

N98RJ is a 1944 North American SNJ-5C, serial number 90752. The FAA register lists Wag Air LLC as the registrant in Richmond, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 2, 2010 and expires on July 31, 2027.

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 standard category (normal), dated May 3, 1985.

N98RJ has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-06-06 Accident · Midland, VA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA26LA232
Reported aircraft: North American SNJ-5C
Preliminary report: On June 6, 2026, about 0940 eastern daylight time, a North American SNJ-5C, N98RJ was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midland, Virginia. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot of the airplane departed from Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR), Culpepper, Virginia and joined a formation flight of 4 airplanes in position No. 3 to perform maneuvers for airshow practice. About 0940, while flying at 3,800 ft mean sea level (msl), 4 nautical miles northeast of Warrenton/Fauquier Airport (HWY), Warrenton, Virginia, the pilot reported that the airplane’s propeller…
NTSB report ↗

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.