Grumman TBM-3
N420GP is a Grumman TBM-3, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1944. It has 2 seats. It is registered to Tri-State Warbird Museum, a corporation in Batavia, Ohio. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 29, 2004 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 16, 2001.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Grumman
- Model
- TBM-3 · all TBM-3s and related versions
- Serial number
- 53420
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Wright R-2600 SER · 1700 hp
- Seats
- 2
- Year built
- 1944
- Cruising speed
- 266 mph
- Transponder code
- A4FC43 (octal 51176103)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 2004
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 24, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · May 16, 2001
- FAA region
- Great Lakes
- FAA record id
- 00374702
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Tri-State Warbird Museum
- Type
- Corporation
- Address
- 4021 Borman Dr
Batavia, OH 45103-1684
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N420GP, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Tri-State Warbird Museum, a corporation, certificate issued July 29, 2004, expires October 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated May 16, 2001, 57 years after the 1944 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 53420 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N420GP according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
2 NTSB records under N420GP: Accident on May 15, 2025 at Terre Haute, IN: serious injuries, substantial damage. Accident on July 30, 2006 at Oshkosh, WI: fatal, minor damage (1 fatal). Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 2
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman TBM-3 · operated under 091
On May 15, 2025, about 1339 eastern daylight time, a Grumman TBM-3 airplane, N420GP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Terre Haute, Indiana. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and the pilot-rated passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 positioning flight. The pilot reported that while on final approach to the runway, he attempted to increase engine power, but the engine did not respond. He began troubleshooting by switching fuel tanks and completing the emergency checklist item; however,…
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CEN25LA181 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman TBM-3 · operated under 091
The Avenger pilot's visual lookout was indequate and he failed to maintain clearance from the RV-6. Contributing factors were the Avenger's restricted visibility and the RV-6.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for CHI06FA206 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through August 27, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data