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N715AW1958 North American SNJ-5

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 1985)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2027
Based in
Huntington, IN
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2008
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1985
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Historic Aeroplane Works INC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Huntington, IN
Certificate issued
Jun 19, 2008
Expires
Oct 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Mar 19, 1959

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
North American
Model
SNJ-5
Year
1958
Serial number
84868
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A98EB5

Engine

Make and model
P&W R1340 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
600 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2008 – nowHistoric Aeroplane Works INCHuntington, IN · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 15, 1985 · Stuart, FL

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED BY WITNESSES FLYING SLOW AT AN ESTIMATED ALT OF 700 FT. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO STALL, ENTER AN OVER THE TOP SPIN WHICH IMMEDIATELY EVOLVED INTO AN UPRIGHT SPIN. RECOVERY WAS NOT EXECUTED PRIOR TO THE ACFT CRASHING INTO THE OCEAN. PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE THE PLT WITH FLYING THE SNJ-5. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHO WAS FLYING THE ACFT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
MIA85FA193

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA85FA193)

Accident history for this model

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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
99-11-02Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating EnginesJul 19, 1999Engine (R1340 SERIES)

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 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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