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N44978

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

N44978 is a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1941. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Grass Valley, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 25, 1992 and expires on September 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated January 18, 1995.

Aircraft

Maker
Naval Aircraft Factory
Model
N3N-3
Serial number
2843
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Wright 760A B D E&ET · 250 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1941
Cruising speed
94 mph
Transponder code
A56F7A (octal 51267572)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 25, 1992
Expires
September 30, 2027
Last FAA action
March 17, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · January 18, 1995
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00402694

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ponte Ralph M DBA
Type
Individual
Address
13052 Loma Rica Dr
Grass Valley, CA 95945-8434
Co-owners
R P M Aviation

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data