# N3972E: 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: 43972
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 1959
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2017
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A49F6D
- Registered owner: [Plane Fun Inc Tr Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANE%20FUN%20INC%20TR%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Snellville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Snellville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8610° N, 84.0180° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30078, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3972E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3972E

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

None matched to N3972E.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3972E.

## 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 N3972E

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3972E before.

- [Cancelled 1988-03-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972E-1988-03-18): Piper PA-36-375, S/N 367902010. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1955-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3972E-1955-10-18): Aeronca 11BC, S/N 11BC-57, built 1947. Owner: [West Frankfort Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20FRANKFORT%20AIR%20SERVICE), [West Frankfort, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/West%20Frankfort)

## 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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