Aircraft Description
N437B is a 1969 Cessna A37B, a twin-engine turbo-jet aircraft registered to Smith James E Trustee in Kalispell, MT. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 9, 1996. The registration certificate was issued on February 8, 2024. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2031. Powered by a Ama/expr UNKNOWN ENG engine, N437B is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A53D38 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N437B was last updated on February 8, 2024. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The A-37 Dragonfly was a twin-engine light attack aircraft that proved highly effective in counter-insurgency warfare during the Vietnam conflict. First flown as the prototype YAT-37D in October 1964, it was a low-wing twin-turbojet design derived from the T-37 trainer that could accommodate a two-person crew and carry substantial ordnance loads on eight underwing pylons. Measuring 28 feet in length with a 35-foot wingspan and powered by twin General Electric J85 turbojets, the Dragonfly achieved a maximum speed of 507 mph. The aircraft was manufactured by Cessna Aircraft Company in Wichita, Kansas. AviatorDB tracks 80,556 Cessna aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is A37.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N437B. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC