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N6438D

North American SNJ-5C

N6438D is a North American SNJ-5C, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1944. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in San Jose, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 20, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2030. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for exhibition, dated August 14, 2012.

Aircraft

Maker
North American
Model
SNJ-5C
Serial number
88-17652
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · P&W R1340 SERIES · 600 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1944
Cruising speed
141 mph
Transponder code
A873D4 (octal 52071724)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 20, 2011
Expires
April 30, 2030
Last FAA action
October 20, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition · August 14, 2012
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00352306

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Takai Hiroyasu
Type
Individual
Address
2575 Robert Fowler Way
San Jose, CA 95148-1010

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data