Models · Naval Aircraft Factory · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Naval Aircraft Factory N3

145 on the U.S. register. Built from 1938 to 1961; half of them date from 1941 or earlier. California has the most (31). 35% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the N3 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: P&W R-985 Series (53), Wright 760A B D E&Et (30), P&W R1340 Series (16)
Seats: 2
Cruise speed: about 94 mph
Maker on the register: Naval Aircraft Factory
Registered: earliest certificate October 1, 1979; newest August 31, 2026

Where they are owner's state

California31Washington16Oregon9Florida6Arizona6Texas5Ohio5New York5Delaware5Colorado5New Hampshire4Georgia4

Who owns them registrant type

Individual72 (50%)Corporation31 (21%)Co-owned22 (15%)LLC11 (8%)Partnership8 (6%)Government1 (0.7%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
N3N-3	145	1938 to 1961	100.0%

When they were built by decade · 31 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid144 (99%)Pending1 (0.7%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard80 (55%)Restricted47 (32%)None on file11 (8%)Experimental6 (4%)Multiple1 (0.7%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Abidance INC9Db Aero INC5Mid Continent Aircraft CORP2Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum2Ace Aeromotive INC2Western Pilot Service INC1Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum1Warhawk Air Museum1Vintage Aircraft LLC1Tsi Holdco INC1Swager Shannon D1Sky Lines Aerial Ads LLC1

Fleet pages: Abidance INC · Db Aero INC · Mid Continent Aircraft CORP · Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum · Ace Aeromotive INC · Western Pilot Service INC · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Vintage Aircraft LLC

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Naval Aircraft Factory N3 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

145 as of October 2, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Naval Aircraft Factory N3s?

California, with 31.

Who owns the Naval Aircraft Factory N3?

35% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 145

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N4509T	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Mcginnis Air LLC Rising Star, Texas	Standard	2026-08-31	Valid
N45222	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2026-07-24	Valid
N773N	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2026-03-12	Valid
N583WH	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2026-03-10	Valid
N933R	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2026-03-09	Valid
N45025	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	D.C.H L.P Atherton, California	Standard	2026-02-25	Valid
N4409	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2025-09-10	Valid
N45048	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	2025-09-02	Valid
N991PT	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2025-06-10	Valid
N42745	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	City Of Foley Foley, Alabama	Standard	2025-01-08	Valid
N45102	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-09-28	Valid
N44873	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Sky Lines Aerial Ads LLC North Hampton, New Hampshire	Standard	2024-05-29	Valid
N45007	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Wisconsin	Restricted	2024-05-28	Valid
N87697	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2024-05-28	Valid
N51H	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2024-05-18	Valid
N120BH	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Tsi Holdco INC Virginia Beach, Virginia	Standard	2024-05-16	Valid
N45323	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Oregon	Experimental	2024-03-18	Valid
N45037	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Phantom Flyer LLC Yelm, Washington	Standard	2024-01-08	Valid
N45239	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oregon	Restricted	2023-10-24	Valid
N45121	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Standard	2023-09-14	Valid
N44874	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	AG Air Squadron Three LLC Saint Joseph, Illinois	Standard	2023-05-04	Valid
N9611	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2023-04-22	Valid
N45259	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2023-03-07	Valid
N44907	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Dmd LLC Williston Park, New York	Standard	2022-12-29	Valid
N61072	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2022-02-11	Valid
N4417	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2021-08-09	Valid
N45136	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2021-06-16	Valid
N9310Z	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2021-04-01	Valid
N45298	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Scott Ts Ag-Flyin INC Colquitt, Georgia	Experimental	2021-03-19	Valid
N44920	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2021-03-18	Valid
N6395T	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Pennsylvania	None on file	2021-02-20	Valid
N44972	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Texas	Restricted	2021-01-25	Valid
N45043	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Jespersen Jay A Bettles Field, Alaska	Standard	2020-12-21	Valid
N45108	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware	Restricted	2020-10-21	Valid
N44986	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware	Restricted	2020-10-17	Valid
N44987	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware	Restricted	2020-10-17	Valid
N45234	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware	Restricted	2020-10-17	Valid
N45212	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-09-29	Valid
N7863C	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2020-06-08	Valid
N44954	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Ace Aeromotive INC Miami, Florida	Restricted	2020-04-10	Valid
N45026	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Ohio	None on file	2020-03-17	Valid
N44769	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-03-12	Valid
N72792	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	National Machinery & Conveyor INC Marion, Indiana	Standard	2020-01-21	Valid
N44902	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Morris Jennifer Houghton Shelburne, Vermont	Standard	2019-11-13	Valid
N44848	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Flabob Airport LLC Riverside, California	Standard	2019-09-23	Valid
N45079	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Florida	Restricted	2019-07-11	Valid
N44757	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Restricted	2018-06-28	Valid
N60KB	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Juliet Whiskey Aviation LLC Gilbert, Arizona	Standard	2018-05-09	Valid
N45064	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Missouri	Restricted	2018-03-20	Valid
N45018	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2018-03-05	Valid
N45279	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oregon	Restricted	2017-10-27	Valid
N9181R	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Air Center Aviation INC Van Nuys, California	Standard	2017-10-24	Valid
N44707	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-09-11	Valid
N44970	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2017-02-28	Valid
N44821	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-01-10	Valid
N45261	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2016-12-23	Valid
N44758	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Motorstyle Aero LLC Missoula, Montana	Restricted	2016-10-19	Valid
N44723	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-06-16	Valid
N66CV	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-07-22	Valid
N45070	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Patterson Frederick W III American Canyon, California	Standard	2015-04-15	Valid
N44816	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Swager Shannon D Ione, California	None on file	2014-12-08	Valid
N44720	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Restricted	2014-08-14	Valid
N2896	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Room Nine LLC Casper, Wyoming	Standard	2014-07-31	Valid
N9309Z	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	None on file	2014-05-27	Valid
N44843	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2014-04-30	Valid
N9316Z	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Buzzard Air Service LLC Carleton, Michigan	Standard	2014-04-07	Valid
N44711	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Restricted	2014-04-04	Valid
N44750	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Restricted	2014-04-04	Valid
N44822	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	None on file	2014-04-04	Valid
N45097	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Standard	2014-04-04	Valid
N45185	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Restricted	2014-04-04	Valid
N45195	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Restricted	2014-04-04	Valid
N45233	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Abidance INC Winthrop, Washington	Restricted	2014-04-04	Valid
N45300	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2013-10-29	Valid
N45178	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Washington	Restricted	2013-10-24	Valid
N45163	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Bi-Plane Adventures INC Kennesaw, Georgia	Standard	2013-04-03	Valid
N44827	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Restricted	2012-12-04	Valid
N45305	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Warhawk Air Museum Nampa, Idaho	Standard	2012-01-26	Valid
N44963	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2011-09-13	Valid
N45228	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner California	Restricted	2011-04-15	Valid
N4742C	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner New Hampshire	None on file	2011-02-14	Valid
N678ZB	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Experimental	2010-12-08	Valid
N12063	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Colorado	Standard	2010-10-22	Valid
N7752C	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Penning Steven Windsor, California	Restricted	2010-06-04	Valid
N45144	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Hutton William D Molena, Georgia	Restricted	2010-05-21	Valid
N45229	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2010-02-02	Valid
N44922	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2009-09-23	Valid
N45120	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum Ankeny, Iowa	Restricted	2009-04-24	Valid
N45184	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum Ankeny, Iowa	Experimental	2009-04-24	Valid
N91RH	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Standard	2008-11-18	Valid
N44952	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner California	Restricted	2008-08-05	Valid
N45131	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Db Aero INC Wilmington, Delaware	Experimental	2008-01-08	Valid
N4009A	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2007-12-28	Valid
N2860	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Western Pilot Service INC Phoenix, Arizona	Standard	2007-12-05	Valid
N45296	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner	Standard	2007-12-04	Valid
N45104	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2007-05-11	Valid
N45015	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2007-04-02	Valid
N45042	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon	Standard	2007-02-08	Valid
N44988	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Co-owned owner Colorado	None on file	2006-05-31	Valid
N45106	Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2005-10-24	Valid