# N40402: 1945 Grumman TBM-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman TBM-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (registry code 3950308, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Wright R-2600-20](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-20) (registry code 67123)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-8) (Air Trading Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 91426
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: May 27, 2014
- Certificate issued: April 18, 2001
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A4BDF0
- Registered owner: [American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLYING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40402

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): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Grumman TBM-3)

- [AD 64-26-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/64-26-03): Elevator Push Rod Assembly · Air Trading TBF-1 (Navy), TBF-1C (Navy), TBM-1 (Navy) and 3 more. Effective Dec 25, 1964
- [AD 58-19-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/58-19-01): Fire Resistant Hose · Air Trading TBF-1 (Navy), TBF-1C (Navy), TBM-1 (Navy) and 3 more

### Matched by engine (Wright R-2600-20)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N40402.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20210911022979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911022979I), Sep 11, 2021: Grumman TBM-3 (N40402), Hagerstown, MD, Minor damage. Narrative of event: Abeam the numbers on a right down wnd, the aircraft was configured to land. During the base to final turn, aircraft was slowed to ~90 kt.…

## 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) (4)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Grumman TBM-3)

- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC ST334CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/ST334CH): Installation of Superflite 102 fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc
- [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N40402

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N40402 before.

- [Cancelled 1976-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40402-1976-05-21): Martin 404, S/N 14102. Owner: [Mark Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARK%20AERO%20INC), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

## Related

- Other Grumman TBM-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3/aircraft.md
- The Wright R-2600-20 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-20.md

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