Single-engine piston

N45042

1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
2582
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright 760E-2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N45042 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
2582
Engines
Wright 760E-2
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2007-02-08
Airworthiness date
1977-05-19
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5751B
Mode S (octal)
51272433
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-02-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N45042.
  • 1977-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N45042

N45042 is a 1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 2582. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 8, 2007 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright 760E-2 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 19, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N45042.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N45042.

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.