# N453WA: 1959 North American SNJ-6, registration cancelled 2010-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [North American SNJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (registry code 6400422)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 121-42823
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1959
- Certificate issued: November 13, 2000
- Last registry action: March 16, 2010
- Mode S code: A57F36
- Owner when cancelled: [Warbird Adventures Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARBIRD%20ADVENTURES%20INC)
- Location: [Kissimmee, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Kissimmee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.3063° N, 81.4269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34741, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=453WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453WA-2010-04-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the North American SNJ-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL05FA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05FA079), May 9, 2005: North American SNJ-6 (N453WA), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the outboard right-wing lower attachment bracket due to fatigue cracking and the subsequent in-flight separation of the right wing assembly.
- [NTSB ATL02LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA007), Oct 20, 2001: North American SNJ-6 (N453WA), Kissimmee, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: See narrative for ATL02LA007A.

## 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 20050509010099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050509010099A), May 9, 2005: Namer SNJ6 (N453WA), Haines City, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed kissimmee (gateway) airport (kism) at 1558 EDT on may 09, 2005 for an aerobatic instructional flight south of the kissimmee airport.…
- [Accident 20011020039491A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020039491A), Oct 20, 2001: Namer SNJ6 (N453WA), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. (-23) The propeller and cowling of SNJ-6, N453WA collided with the tail of Cessna CE-172-R, N64AF while taxiing at ism shortly after landing. The SNJ-6 had…

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