Single-engine piston

N3969A

1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1945
Serial
53787
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Centerline Holdings Inc (Corporation)
Based
Camden, DE
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Registration record

N3969A on the FAA register

Type
1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (FAA: Grumman TBM-3E)
Serial
53787
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Registered owner
Centerline Holdings Inc
Camden, DE
Certificate issued
2024-05-02
Airworthiness date
2009-09-03
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A49CA7
Mode S (octal)
51116247
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

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N3969A.
  • 2009-09-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1966-07-25
    Accident at Potomac Mont, 26; damage: substantial.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N3969A

N3969A is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (FAA model TBM-3E), serial number 53787. The FAA register lists Centerline Holdings Inc as the registrant in Camden, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

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 September 3, 2009.

N3969A has 1 accident/incident record 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 Avenger type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1966-07-25 Accident · Potomac Mont, 26 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3974
Reported aircraft: Grumman TBM-3E
Probable cause: ONALLY.

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.