N45280 V

This aircraft — FAA registration facts

N45280 is a 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 (serial 2827), registered to Nichols Charles F Trustee (co-owner) in Baldwin Park, CA. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires April 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from June 1996 (30 years ago). It carries a Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine, the engine on 5% of registered Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A57D13. It is one of 145 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 aircraft on the FAA registry. Nichols Charles F Trustee holds 67 aircraft on the registry.

Registered owner

Nichols Charles F Trustee

Owner type

Co-Owner

Based in

Baldwin Park, CA

Serial number

2827

Year built

1941 · 85 yrs old

Airworthiness class

Standard – Normal

FAA status

V

Mode-S / ICAO24

A57D13 · 51276423 octal

Certificate issued

Aug 6, 1996

Airworthiness date

Jun 7, 1996

Last FAA activity

May 5, 2023

Registration expires

Apr 30, 2028

FAA region

4

Source: FAA aircraft registry (public record). Community reviews and photos below.

Engine on this aircraft

Engine

Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG

Engine type

Reciprocating (Piston)

FAA engine code

99999

7 of the 132 registered Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 carry this engine (5%), across 15 engine variants on the type.

Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.

Community facts about N45280

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