Single-engine piston

N8397H

1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
69459
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Wright R-2600 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
War Eagles Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Santa Teresa, NM
Registration record

N8397H on the FAA register

Type
1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (FAA: Grumman TBM-3E)
Serial
69459
Engines
Wright R-2600 series
Registered owner
War Eagles Air Museum
Santa Teresa, NM
Certificate issued
2007-04-10
Airworthiness date
1987-02-11
Registration expires
2027-01-31
Airworthiness class
Limited
Mode S (hex)
AB7D1E
Mode S (octal)
52676436
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

  • 2027-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-04-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N8397H.
  • 1987-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (limited category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N8397H

N8397H is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3 Avenger (FAA model TBM-3E), serial number 69459. The FAA register lists War Eagles Air Museum as the registrant in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 10, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Wright R-2600 series 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 February 11, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8397H.

Cruise
238 kt
Range
868 nm
Fuel burn
88 gph

Published figures for the Grumman TBM-3 Avenger 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 N8397H.

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.