Single-engine piston

N109K

1945 Grumman TBM-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
53638
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mid Atlantic Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Reading, PA
Registration record

N109K on the FAA register

Type
1945 Grumman TBM-3
Serial
53638
Engines
Wright R-2600 series
Registered owner
Mid Atlantic Air Museum
Reading, PA
Certificate issued
2004-01-30
Airworthiness date
2005-05-16
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
A02704
Mode S (octal)
50023404
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 2004-01-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N109K to the current registrant.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
  • 1932-10-14
    N109K previously assigned to a Monocoupe Monoprep (s/n 6071); cancelled.
Overview

About N109K

N109K is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3, serial number 53638. The FAA register lists Mid Atlantic Air Museum as the registrant in Reading, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 30, 2004 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-2600 series 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 limited category, dated May 16, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N109K.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N109K.

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.