# N566TX: 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: 85053
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1959
- Certificate issued: January 23, 2023
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A73EF3
- Registered owner: [Lone Star Flight Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LONE%20STAR%20FLIGHT%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6148° N, 95.1930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77034, 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=566TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N566TX

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 N566TX.

## 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 20190824017889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190824017889I), Aug 24, 2019: North American SNJ-5 (N566TX), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing rollout. On August 24, 2019 at approximately 10:15 am [privacy data omitted](pilot) was on a routine air tour flight for the…

## Reports on N566TX not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N566TX, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19860423024839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423024839I), Apr 23, 1986: Cessna 550 (N566TX), Warwick, RI, Minor damage. Lightning strike en route. Returned and found burned area on stabilizer outboard tip.

## 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.

## 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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