# N2023: North American SNJ-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American SNJ-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (registry code 6400418, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 84917
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 22, 1960
- Certificate issued: September 17, 2025
- Expires: September 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A19C32
- Registered owner: [Clear Skies Property Management LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEAR%20SKIES%20PROPERTY%20MANAGEMENT%20LLC)
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1334° N, 81.0088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28278, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2023

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R1340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (North American SNJ-5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R1340 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI79FET26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET26-135087), Jul 27, 1979: N American SNJ-5 (N2023), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19790727017849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790727017849A), Jul 27, 1979: Namer SNJ5 (N2023), Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Eng. Lost power near airport. Crash landed short of runway. Engine blower impeller shaft seized.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2023

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2023 before.

- [Cancelled 1935-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2023-1935-01-24): Thomas Morse SCOUT, S/N 2037, built 1917. Owner: [Burkitt H W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURKITT%20H%20W), [Morrison, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Morrison)

## Related

- Other North American SNJ-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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