Single-engine piston

N44926

1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
1980
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mid Continent Aircraft Corp (Corporation)
Based
Hayti, MO
Registration record

N44926 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
1980
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Mid Continent Aircraft Corp
Hayti, MO
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1956-06-01
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A56EC9
Mode S (octal)
51267311
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1956-06-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N44926

N44926 is a 1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 1980. The FAA register lists Mid Continent Aircraft Corp as the registrant in Hayti, Missouri.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated June 1, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44926. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-02-03 Accident · Davis,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0076
Reported aircraft: Navy N3N — a different aircraft that carried the N44926 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CRAFT NOSED OVER.

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.