N5WS - 1942 North American/walker/screws AT6C Aircraft Registration

N5WS is a 1942 North American/walker/screws AT6C, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Shelton Greg N Trustee in Collinsville, OK. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 7, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on December 31, 2018. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a P&w R1340 SERIES engine producing 600 horsepower, N5WS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A63743 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5WS was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The AT-6 Texan was the most prolific military trainer aircraft of World War II, training thousands of Allied pilots across more than 60 nations. First flown as the NA-16 prototype on April 1, 1935, it was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with tandem seating for instructor and student. Powered by a 600-horsepower Pratt & Whitney R-1340 radial engine, over 17,000 examples were manufactured by North American Aviation and foreign licensees. The aircraft served from 1939 through the 1990s in various military training and combat roles worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 1 North American/walker/screws aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is T6.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5WS. 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.