# Curtiss Wright SB2C5

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 2624020
- Manufacturer (registry): CURTISS WRIGHT
- Model: SB2C5
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 165 mph
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-sb2c5

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft (2)

- [N48HD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48HD): [N45sb LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N45SB%20LLC), [Granite Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Granite%20Falls), built 1945, S/N 4401
- [N92879](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92879): [American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLY%20MUSEU), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas), built 1944, S/N 83589

## 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.

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