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1944 American Champion AT-6DSingle-Engine Piston Aircraft • Scottsdale, AZ, USA

This 1944 North American AT-6D Texan, registered as N85696 (USAAF Serial Number 42-85696), is offered at $355,000 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The airframe has a total time of 4,181.5 hours with 771 tach time. Originally delivered to the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, military records show it served as an instrument trainer at Craig Field in Selma, Alabama, in 1945. Following its military service, it entered the civilian registry and was previously located at the Wings of the North Museum at Flying Cloud Field in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where it was maintained and displayed.

During current ownership, the aircraft received a...

Year
1944
Make
American Champion
Series
T-6 Texan / SNJ / Harvard
Model
AT-6D
Tail #
N85696
Serial #
42-85696

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird, Training

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,181.5 hrs

Avionics

GPS

Garmin Aera 660 - GPS with Americas database

Comms

Trig TY92 - VHF Communication Radio with TC90 Controller

ADS-B In

Garmin GDL 50R - GDL ADS-B and GPS Receiver with Integrated AHRS

ADSB

Trig TT22 - Mode S Transponder

Audio

PS Engineering PM3000 - PS Stereo Intercom

Additional Equipment

Power Source

Garmin GSB-15 - USB Power Port

Strobe System

Whelen A490ATSC - Upgraded Strobe System with Power Supplies

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1

Asking Price

$355,000

Aircraft Location

Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Mar 19, 2026: $355,000 - controller

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First Seen: Mar 19, 2026

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