# N45WA: 1942 North American SNJ-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American SNJ-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (registry code 6400414, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 8811850
- Year built: 1942
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1958
- Certificate issued: March 22, 2018
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A571B8
- Registered owner: [North American Warbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20AMERICAN%20WARBIRDS%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, 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=45WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45WA

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-4)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N45WA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N45WA.

## Reports on N45WA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N45WA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19781029027729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029027729I), Oct 29, 1978: Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1 (N45WA), Independence, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft became airborne during high speed taxi test. Pilot misused brakes.

## 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 N45WA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N45WA before.

- [Cancelled 2012-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45WA-2012-11-29): Allen-Wayne PITTS S-1E, S/N 1, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Als Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Edmonds, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Edmonds)

## Related

- Other North American SNJ-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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