# N2946: 1918 Curtiss JN4D

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss JN4D](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-jn4d) (registry code 0760739, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Curtiss OX-5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/curtiss-ox-5) (registry code 18100)
- Serial number: 8047
- Year built: 1918
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 4, 2009
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2001
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A30780
- Registered owner: [Dougherty Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGHERTY%20PAUL)
- Location: [Bethel, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bethel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5052° N, 76.2703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19507, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2946
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Curtiss JN4D)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Curtiss OX-5)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2946.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2946.

## Reports on N2946 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2946, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19750110000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750110000199A), Jan 10, 1975: Amtr 1300761 (N2946), Kellogg, ID, Substantial damage. Prev dmg to ctl bar. Slight vibration. Lndd in snow.

## 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 N2946

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2946 before.

- [Cancelled 1975-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2946-1975-05-30): Kannegaard Ray BENSON B-8M, S/N 1. Owner: [Benjamin Irvin F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENJAMIN%20IRVIN%20F%20JR), [Osburn, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Osburn)

## Related

- Other Curtiss JN4D aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-jn4d/aircraft.md
- The Curtiss OX-5 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/curtiss-ox-5.md

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