Single-engine piston

N40402

1945 Grumman TBM-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
91426
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Based
Dallas, TX
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Registration record

N40402 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Grumman TBM-3
Serial
91426
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
2001-04-18
Airworthiness date
2014-05-27
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
A4BDF0
Mode S (octal)
51136760
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 2001-04-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N40402 to the current registrant.
  • 1976-05-21
    N40402 previously assigned to a Martin 404 (s/n 14102); cancelled.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N40402

N40402 is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3, serial number 91426. The FAA register lists American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum as the registrant in Dallas, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 18, 2001 and expires on January 31, 2030.

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 limited category, dated May 27, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N40402. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1970-02-10 Incident · Rocky Mount,Nc, 33 Damage: Minor NTSB · 4 0008
Reported aircraft: Martin 404 — a different aircraft that carried the N40402 registration before this airframe.

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.