# N518WW: North American SNJ-5C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American SNJ-5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5c) (registry code 6400417, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1) (registry code 51612)
- Serial number: 51868
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 2009
- Certificate issued: October 9, 2014
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A68130
- Registered owner: [Maid Marion LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAID%20MARION%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, 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=518WW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N518WW

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 (North American SNJ-5C)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N518WW.

## 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.

- [Incident 20230714015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230714015359I), Jul 14, 2023: North American SNJ-5C (N518WW), Ballston Spa, NY, Minor damage. During touchdown of the aircraft, the gear did not lock in the down position causing minor damage to the aircraft. No evidence of equipment failure was…

## 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 N518WW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N518WW before.

- [Cancelled 1991-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N518WW-1991-04-15): S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, S/N 1546. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSPATIALE%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

## Related

- Other North American SNJ-5C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5c/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1.md

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