# N92879: 1944 Curtiss Wright SB2C5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright SB2C5](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-sb2c5) (registry code 2624020, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-2600 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (registry code 67050)
- Serial number: 83589
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 10, 1991
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ACDF51
- Registered owner: [American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSEU)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=92879
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92879

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 Wright R-2600 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Curtiss Wright SB2C5)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright R-2600 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 FTW02LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA047), Dec 8, 2001: Curtiss-Wright SB2C-5 (N92879), New Orleans, LA, minor damage. Probable cause: the Helldiver pilot's failure to maintain visual separation with the Cessna while taxiing. Contributing factors were the Cessna pilot's failure to comply with the local controller's instructions to…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20011208037419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011208037419A), Dec 8, 2001: Curtis SB2CCURTISS (N92879), New Orleans, LA, No damage. (-23) After landing on rwy 36L, the SB-2C held short on taxiway juliet until cleared to taxi across rwy 36R. The pilot statement acknowledges concerns about an…
- [Incident 19821006065789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821006065789I), Oct 6, 1982: Curtis SB2CCURTISS (N92879), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. Engine lost power on takeoff climb. Landed in a plowed field. Engine problem not determined.

## 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 Curtiss Wright SB2C5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-sb2c5/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-2600 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series.md

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