Curtiss Wright P-40
39 on the U.S. register across 12 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1941 to 1944; half of them date from 1943 or earlier. California has the most (5). 67% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the P-40 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Allison V1710 Ser (18), Allison V1710 Series (11), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
- Seats
- 1 (up to 2 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 263 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Curtiss Wright
- Registered
- earliest certificate August 11, 1977; newest July 28, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 16 | 41% |
| LLC | 10 | 26% |
| Individual | 10 | 26% |
| Co-owned | 3 | 8% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | 16 | 41% |
| Limited | 13 | 33% |
| None on file | 10 | 26% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC1Windward Aviation INC1Wartime History Museum INC1Warhawk LLC1War Hawk LLC1War Eagles Air Museum1Vintage Flying Machines INC1Tsi Holdco INC1Tri-State Warbird Museum1Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee1Soaring By the Sea Foundation INC1Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC | 1 |
| Windward Aviation INC | 1 |
| Wartime History Museum INC | 1 |
| Warhawk LLC | 1 |
| War Hawk LLC | 1 |
| War Eagles Air Museum | 1 |
| Vintage Flying Machines INC | 1 |
| Tsi Holdco INC | 1 |
| Tri-State Warbird Museum | 1 |
| Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee | 1 |
| Soaring By the Sea Foundation INC | 1 |
| Sky West Aviation INC Trustee | 1 |
Fleet pages: Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC · Windward Aviation INC · Wartime History Museum INC · War Eagles Air Museum · Vintage Flying Machines INC · Tsi Holdco INC · Tri-State Warbird Museum · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 4 cases since 1982, 2 fatal
2023-06-27WPR23FA244 · P-40E N4420K · accident near Hamilton, MT · 1 killed
2011-12-08CEN12LA111 · P40M N5813 · accident near Batavia, OH · minor injuries
2009-10-24CEN10IA030 · P-40E N4420K · incident near Lincoln, NE · no injuries
2009-04-05ERA09LA233 · P-40N N740RB · accident near Mastic Beach, NY · 1 killed
The 4 most recent of 4 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Curtiss Wright P-40 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
39 as of October 23, 2026, counting 12 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Curtiss Wright P-40s?
California, with 5.
Who owns the Curtiss Wright P-40?
67% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Curtiss Wright P-40s on the register built?
Between 1941 and 1944; half of them in 1943 or earlier.
How many Curtiss Wright P-40 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
4 accidents and incidents since 1982, 2 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Curtiss Wright P-40 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
Connections how the P-40 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Curtiss Wright 229 aircraft on the register
- Curtiss Wright P-40N 12 registered
- Curtiss Wright P-40E 10 registered
- Curtiss Wright P-40N-5 4 registered
- Curtiss Wright P40M 3 registered
- Curtiss Wright P-40C 2 registered
- Curtiss Wright P-40N-5CU 2 registered
- 6 more versions
- Built of aluminium
Engines
- Allison (Rolls-Royce) V1710 series 29 of these aircraft · 1500 hp
Where they are
- California 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Washington 3 of these aircraft
- Oregon 3 of these aircraft
- Montana 3 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC 1 of these aircraft
- Windward Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- Wartime History Museum INC 1 of these aircraft
- Warhawk LLC 1 of these aircraft
- War Hawk LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the P-40 4 cases since 1982 · 2 fatal
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/curtiss-wright/p-40.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 39
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N959FT | Curtiss Wright P-40N-5 |
Artemis Aviation Group LLC Kalispell, Montana |
None on file | 2026-07-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N537BR | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
None on file | 2026-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49FG | Curtiss Wright P-40N-5 |
Co-owned owner California |
Limited | 2025-08-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N740PN | Curtiss Wright P40N-1CU |
Vintage Flying Machines INC Huntington, Indiana |
Limited | 2025-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N977WH | Curtiss Wright P-40N-5 |
Mid America Flight Museum INC Mount Pleasant, Texas |
Limited | 2024-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4730 | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Soaring By the Sea Foundation INC Eugene, Oregon |
Limited | 2024-06-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1941P | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Tsi Holdco INC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Experimental | 2024-05-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N440PE | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Co-owned owner Montana |
None on file | 2024-02-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N405EM | Curtiss Wright P-40N-5CU |
Individual owner Oregon |
Limited | 2023-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2689 | Curtiss Wright P-40C |
Wartime History Museum INC Tacoma, Washington |
Experimental | 2023-03-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4420K | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Rare Birds Montana LLC Hamilton, Montana |
None on file | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1232N | Curtiss Wright P40M |
Na-50 INC Dover, Delaware |
Experimental | 2021-12-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40P | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Warhawk LLC Underwood, Washington |
Experimental | 2021-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N692CK | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Echo Delta Aviation LLC Okeechobee, Florida |
Limited | 2021-06-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40PE | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2021-04-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N405CU | Curtiss Wright P-40N-5CU |
Individual owner Illinois |
None on file | 2020-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N295RL | Curtiss Wright P-40C |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2020-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N284CF | Curtiss Wright P-40B |
Collings Foundation INC DBA Hudson, Massachusetts |
Experimental | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1316S | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
None on file | 2018-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9733 | Curtiss Wright P-40K |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2018-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N540TP | Curtiss Wright P-40N-5 |
Hangar 49Th LLC Sonoma, California |
Limited | 2017-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40DF | Curtiss Wright P40M |
Comanche Fighters LLC Houston, Texas |
Experimental | 2015-06-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40FT | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Federal Express CORP Memphis, Tennessee |
Limited | 2013-08-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N402WH | Curtiss Wright P-40K-10 |
N402Wh LLC Granite Falls, Minnesota |
Experimental | 2013-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95665 | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Individual owner California |
None on file | 2012-07-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45946 | Curtiss Wright P-40-K1 |
Individual owner Alaska |
None on file | 2007-09-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95JB | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
War Eagles Air Museum Santa Teresa, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2007-06-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5813 | Curtiss Wright P40M |
Tri-State Warbird Museum Batavia, Ohio |
Experimental | 2006-03-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1195N | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
War Hawk LLC Meridian, Idaho |
Limited | 2002-10-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N94466 | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Kitty Hawk LLC Meridian, Idaho |
Experimental | 2002-06-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N999CD | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Pond Warbirds LLC Reno, Nevada |
Experimental | 2001-07-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7205A | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 1997-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40245 | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 1996-08-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N40PN | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Cavanaugh Collection INC Addison, Texas |
Limited | 1995-07-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1226N | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
American Airpower Heritage Flying Mu Dallas, Texas |
Limited | 1991-09-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N923 | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Individual owner Florida |
Limited | 1985-03-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N62435 | Curtiss Wright P-40E |
Worlds Greatest Aircraft Collection INC Polk City, Florida |
Experimental | 1982-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10626 | Curtiss Wright P-40N |
Windward Aviation INC Tukwila, Washington |
Limited | 1977-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5672N | Curtiss Wright P-40 |
Individual owner California |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes |