Single-engine piston

N6VC

1945 Grumman TBM-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
53139
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Greatest Generation Naval Museum (Corporation)
Based
Colorado Springs, CO
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Registration record

N6VC on the FAA register

Type
1945 Grumman TBM-3
Serial
53139
Engines
Wright R-2600-20
Registered owner
Greatest Generation Naval Museum
Colorado Springs, CO
Certificate issued
2013-01-11
Airworthiness date
2011-05-17
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
A7C46B
Mode S (octal)
51742153
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
868 nm
Cruise (type)
238 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-01-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N6VC.
  • 2011-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N6VC

N6VC is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3, serial number 53139. The FAA register lists Greatest Generation Naval Museum as the registrant in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 11, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-2600-20 engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 238 knots and a range of about 868 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is limited category, dated May 17, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6VC.

Cruise
238 kt
Range
868 nm
Fuel burn
88 gph

Published figures for the Grumman TBM-3 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N6VC.

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.