Single-engine piston

N45184

1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1940
Serial
2837
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum (Corporation)
Based
Ankeny, IA
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Registration record

N45184 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
2837
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum
Ankeny, IA
Certificate issued
2009-04-24
Airworthiness date
1980-08-12
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · showing compliance
Mode S (hex)
A57960
Mode S (octal)
51274540
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N45184.
  • 1990-05-05
    Accident at Madera, CA; damage: destroyed.
  • 1980-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (showing compliance)).
  • 1974-08-09
    Accident at Queen Creek,Ariz, 03; damage: substantial.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N45184

N45184 is a 1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 2837. The FAA register lists Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum as the registrant in Ankeny, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2009 and expires on January 31, 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 experimental category (showing compliance), dated August 12, 1980.

N45184 has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-05-05 Accident · Madera, CA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX90DVA03
Reported aircraft: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY DESCENDING INTO THE GROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INFLIGHT OPENING OF THE HOPPER LID WHICH PARTIALLY OBSCURED THE PILOT'S VISION.
1974-08-09 Accident · Queen Creek,Ariz, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2383
Reported aircraft: Naval Fcty N3N-1

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.