Single-engine piston

N45033

1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
2614
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vintage Aircraft LLC (LLC)
Based
Leesville, SC
Registration record

N45033 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
2614
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Vintage Aircraft LLC
Leesville, SC
Certificate issued
2005-04-28
Airworthiness date
1990-01-14
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A574F9
Mode S (octal)
51272371
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-04-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N45033.
  • 1992-04-30
    Accident at Montrose, CO; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-01-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N45033

N45033 is a 1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 2614. The FAA register lists Vintage Aircraft LLC as the registrant in Leesville, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 28, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 standard category (normal), dated January 14, 1990.

N45033 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-04-30 Accident · Montrose, CO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · DEN92LA049
Reported aircraft: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. A FACTOR WAS: THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH WHICH RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

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.