Aircraft Description
N51979 is a 1944 North American SNJ-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Up North LLC in Wilmington, DE. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 26, 1979. The registration certificate was issued on April 12, 2018. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a P&w R1340 SERIES engine producing 600 horsepower, N51979 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6864D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N51979 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 26.5805, -81.8830 on January 29, 2026. The FAA registry record for N51979 was last updated on May 5, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
North American is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1,317 North American aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the SNJ-5 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N51979. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC