Single-engine piston

N3852

1943 Homebuilt A6M3ZERO

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
3852
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-1830-75
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wartime History Museum Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tacoma, WA
Registration record

N3852 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Homebuilt A6M3ZERO
Serial
3852
Engines
P & W R-1830-75
Registered owner
Wartime History Museum Inc
Tacoma, WA
Certificate issued
2023-03-03
Airworthiness date
2012-02-09
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A4707B
Mode S (octal)
51070173
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N3852.
  • 2012-02-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N3852

N3852 is a 1943 Homebuilt A6M3ZERO, serial number 3852. The FAA register lists Wartime History Museum Inc as the registrant in Tacoma, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 3, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-1830-75 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 9, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3852.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3852.

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

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