Single-engine piston

N45043

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
2716
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Jespersen Jay A + 1 co-owner (Partnership)
Based
Bettles Field, AK
Registration record

N45043 on the FAA register

Type
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
2716
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Jespersen Jay A + 1 co-owner
Bettles Field, AK
Certificate issued
2020-12-21
Airworthiness date
1959-03-06
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5751C
Mode S (octal)
51272434
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N45043.
  • 1996-04-03
    Accident at Chandler, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1959-03-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
Overview

About N45043

N45043 is a Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 2716. The FAA register lists Jespersen Jay A + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Bettles Field, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 21, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027.

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, dated March 6, 1959.

N45043 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1996-04-03 Accident · Chandler, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX96LA153
Reported aircraft: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Probable cause: The failure of both the engine driven and hand wobble fuel pumps, which resulted in fuel starvation to the engine.

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.