Single-engine piston

N108Q

Grumman TBM-3

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
—
Serial
91188
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Castle Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Atwater, CA
Registration record

N108Q on the FAA register

Type
Grumman TBM-3
Serial
91188
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Registered owner
Castle Air Museum
Atwater, CA
Certificate issued
2025-04-02
Airworthiness date
2015-04-10
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A023CA
Mode S (octal)
50021712
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
868 nm
Cruise (type)
238 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N108Q.
  • 2015-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1975-06-16
    Accident at Massena,Ny, 32; damage: substantial.
  • 1971-11-14
    Accident at Cushing,Okla, 36; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N108Q

N108Q is a Grumman TBM-3, serial number 91188. The FAA register lists Castle Air Museum as the registrant in Atwater, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 2, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-2600-20 engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 238 knots and a range of about 868 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated April 10, 2015.

N108Q has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
238 kt
Range
868 nm
Fuel burn
88 gph

Published figures for the Grumman TBM-3 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-06-16 Accident · Massena,Ny, 32 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3131
Reported aircraft: Grumman TBM
Probable cause: P WHEELS UP.
1971-11-14 Accident · Cushing,Okla, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3516
Reported aircraft: Grumman TBM-3U
Probable cause: TION.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.