Single-engine piston

N44978

1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
2843
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 760A B D E&ET
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Grass Valley, CA
Registration record

N44978 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
2843
Engines
Wright 760A B D E&ET
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Grass Valley, CA
Certificate issued
1992-06-25
Airworthiness date
1995-01-18
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A56F7A
Mode S (octal)
51267572
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1995-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1992-06-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N44978.
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N44978

N44978 is a 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 2843. It is registered to an individual in Grass Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 25, 1992 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 760A B D E&ET engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated January 18, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N44978.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N44978.

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.