Glider

N73488

1943 Schweizer TG3A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
77
Class
Glider
Engines
None NONE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Warbirds of the World Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Los Lunas, NM
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Registration record

N73488 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Schweizer TG3A
Serial
77
Engines
None NONE
Registered owner
Warbirds of the World Air Museum
Los Lunas, NM
Certificate issued
2013-01-25
Airworthiness date
1956-06-14
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A9DD78
Mode S (octal)
52356570
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N73488.
  • 1956-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N73488

N73488 is a 1943 Schweizer TG3A, serial number 77. The FAA register lists Warbirds of the World Air Museum as the registrant in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a glider and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 14, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N73488.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N73488.

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.