Single-engine piston

N45234

1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
1977
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Db Aero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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Registration record

N45234 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3
Serial
1977
Engines
Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Db Aero Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2020-10-17
Airworthiness date
1956-06-21
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A57C68
Mode S (octal)
51276150
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-10-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N45234.
  • 1978-06-29
    Accident at Brawley,Ca, 05; damage: destroyed.
  • 1956-06-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N45234

N45234 is a 1940 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, serial number 1977. The FAA register lists Db Aero Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 17, 2020 and expires on October 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 restricted category, dated June 21, 1956.

N45234 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1978-06-29 Accident · Brawley,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1611
Reported aircraft: Naval Fcty N3N-3
1964-11-05 Accident · Imperial Co Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0595
Reported aircraft: Navy N3N — a different aircraft that carried the N45234 registration before this airframe.

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.