Single-engine piston

N44972

1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
2810
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Friendswood, TX
Registration record

N44972 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
2810
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Friendswood, TX
Certificate issued
2021-01-25
Airworthiness date
1958-08-19
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A56F74
Mode S (octal)
51267564
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N44972.
  • 1958-08-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N44972

N44972 is a 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 2810. It is registered to co-owners in Friendswood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated August 19, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44972.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44972.

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.