It was powered by a Kinner R-5 radial engine and was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with a tailwheel landing gear.

[citation needed] The PT-220C was evaluated by the United States Navy, which ordered 262 aircraft in 1943 as the N2T-1, incorporating only slight changes from the prototypes.

[citation needed] Although popular and relatively reliable, the N2T-1 was not built for long-term use, especially being made almost entirely of a wood based composite material that proved to be susceptible to decomposing.

[citation needed] Postwar, the N2T was sold to private owners and 10 remained on the U.S. civil aircraft register in 2001.

[5] The Mississippi director of aviation banned airshows in the state that year as a result.