# N52494: Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv) (registry code 1922828, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: CCF4-387
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1988
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2022
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A69B7A
- Registered owner: [Navy Flight Trainer LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVY%20FLIGHT%20TRAINER%20LLC)
- Location: [Salem, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Salem)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9535° N, 82.9849° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29676, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52494
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52494

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 (Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV)

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 WPR24LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA253), Jul 25, 2024: Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard MK IV (N52494), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## NTSB investigations on N52494 not matched to an aircraft (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 ATL86FEI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FEI09), Aug 15, 1986: Cessna 182 (N52494), Glen Willow, OH, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N52494.

## Reports on N52494 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N52494, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19860814039569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814039569A), Aug 14, 1986: Cessna 182P (N52494), Glenwillow, OH, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing. Pilot could not restart engine after running tank dry.

## 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 N52494

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N52494 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52494-1971-01-19): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-4377. Owner: [Carnahan Roy D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARNAHAN%20ROY%20D), [Clarksdale, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Clarksdale)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52494-undated): Cessna 182P, S/N 18262645. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Canadian Car & Foundry HARVARD MK IV aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/canadian-car-foundry-harvard-mk-iv/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series.md

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