# N3406: 1940 North American NA-64

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [North American NA-64](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-64) (registry code 6400452, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 975E&F-2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3) (registry code 67015)
- Serial number: 64-2144
- Year built: 1940
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 4, 2000
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1999
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A3C078
- Registered owners: [Downing Eric D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNING%20ERIC%20D), [Downing Tina C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNING%20TINA%20C)
- Location: [Saint Charles, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Charles)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7398° N, 90.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63303, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3406

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (North American NA-64)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 975E&F-2&3)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3406.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3406.

## Reports on N3406 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3406, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19840705039059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840705039059I), Jul 5, 1984: Doug DC10* (N3406), Chicago, IL. Aborted takeoff after hearing a loud bang. Found seventh stage compressor damaged. Cause undetermined.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N3406

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3406 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-06-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3406-1976-06-24): Convair 340, S/N 6. Owner: [Carribbean-Atlantic Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARRIBBEAN-ATLANTIC%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Santurce, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Santurce)

## Related

- Other North American NA-64 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-64/aircraft.md
- The Wright 975E&F-2&3 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975e-f-2-3.md

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