Aircraft Description
N5830 is a 1928 General Aircraft Co THUNDERBIRD W-14, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Jenkins George Merritt in Wayne, PA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on August 24, 2009. The registration certificate was issued on December 17, 2008. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Curtiss OX-5 engine producing 90 horsepower, N5830 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A78365 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5830 was last updated on July 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
General Aircraft Co is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 1 General Aircraft Co aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the THUNDERBIRD W-14 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5830. 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: 2026-07-01 01:32:20 UTC