# N7980C: 1943 North American SNJ-5, registration cancelled 2016-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American SNJ-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (registry code 6400418)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Serial number: 43938
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 1960
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2001
- Last registry action: May 12, 2015
- Mode S code: AAD818
- Owner when cancelled: [Feldvary John K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FELDVARY%20JOHN%20K)
- Location: [Jackson, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Jackson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2207° N, 84.4019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49203, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7980C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7980C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7980C-2016-10-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5.md

## 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 GAA16CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA338), Jun 25, 2016: North American SNJ (N7980C), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, right main landing gear collapse, and impact with the ground.

## 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.

- [Accident 20160625009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625009879A), Jun 25, 2016: North American SNJ-5 (N7980C), Jackson, MI, Substantial damage. Returning home to Jackson, PIC said he checked ATIS and winds were variable at 4, he asked tower for a wind check while on final to runway 26 and they…

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