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Registered aircraft · FAA record as of October 26, 2026Grumman 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.
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Aircraft
- Maker
- Grumman
- Model
- TBM-3 · all TBM-3s and related versions
- Built of
- aluminiumThe airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Grumman TBM-3 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
- Serial number
- 53420
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engineFAA type of aircraft code 4 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 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 registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 2004
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 24, 2023
- Airworthiness
- StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · May 16, 2001
- FAA region
- Great LakesFAA region code C (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
- FAA record id
- 00374702
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Tri-State Warbird Museum
- Type
- CorporationFAA type of owner code 3 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
- 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.
Connections how N420GP links to the rest of the register
- Grumman TBM-3 40 registered
- Grumman 442 aircraft on the register
- Built of aluminium · as the model family is built; the register does not record it per aircraft
- Wright R-2600 series 52 aircraft with this engine series · 1700 hp
- Tri-State Warbird Museum 9 aircraft in the fleet
- Batavia, OH 71 aircraft registered in this town
- Clermont County · I69
- Ohio 8,534 aircraft registered
- FAA orders naming the Grumman TBM-3 2 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the Grumman TBM-3 9 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the Grumman TBM-3 4 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/aircraft/N420GP.json.
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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]
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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,…
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
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.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 26, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 26, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data