N2157C1983 Ndn Aircraft Ltd NDN-1T FIRECRACKER
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- National Test Pilot School
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Mojave, CA
- Certificate issued
- May 25, 2023
- Expires
- May 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 2, 2017
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Ndn Aircraft Ltd
- Model
- NDN-1T FIRECRACKER
- Year
- 1983
- Serial number
- 005
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 2
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A1CF65
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Pt6a-25
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 550 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowNational Test Pilot SchoolMojave, CA · current
- 1959 – 1970PartnershipVandalia, OH · different airframe: Cessna 195b S/N 16142
- Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Piper Pa-44-180 S/N 447995121
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-23-13 | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A Series Turboprop Engines | Dec 31, 2002 | Engine (PT6A-25)Only with: Engines with turbine exhaust ducts P/N 3012290, 3031988, 3032117, 3035784, 3035786, 3105890-01, 3112167-01, or 3111780-01 installed. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026