Aircraft Description
N85169 is a 1944 North American SNJ-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Sugden Richard G in Wilson, WY. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 3, 1995. The registration certificate was issued on September 29, 1999. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a P&w R1340 SERIES engine producing 600 horsepower, N85169 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is ABAE5B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N85169 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 N85169. 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