- Registered owner
- Tri-State Warbird Museum
- Location
- Batavia, OH
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 53420
- Year built
- 1944
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- May 16, 2001
- Certificate issued
- July 29, 2004
- Expires
- October 31, 2027
- Mode S code
- A4FC43
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Wright R-2600 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 2
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations · 2
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB CEN25LA181Accident · Serious injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportTerre Haute, INOn May 15, 2025, about 1339 eastern daylight time, a Grumman TBM-3 airplane, N420GP, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Terre Haute, Indiana. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and the pilot-rated passenger sustained minor…NTSB CHI06FA206Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportOshkosh, WIThe Avenger pilot's visual lookout was inadequate and he failed to maintain clearance from the RV-6. Contributing factors were the Avenger's restricted visibility and the RV-6.
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20250515005459ALanding: Approach · Terre Haute, INOn may 15, 2025, at approximately 13:59 EDT, a Grumman TBM-3 avenger, lost engine power while on final approach to runway 23 at the Terre Haute Regional Airport (huf), Indiana. The aircarft landed short of the runway where it encountered a ditch and impacted…Accident 20060730026731AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Oshkosh, WI(-23) On 30 July 2006 at Oshkosh, WI (osh) TBM-3, N420GP, piloted by [privacy data omitted] redlich, taxied inadvertently into the aft portion of a RV-6, cfnqp, piloted by [privacy data omitted] . The pilot's [privacy data omitted] passenger, [privacy data…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N420GPGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Grumman TBM-3 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 4
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Grumman TBM-3
STC SA4503NMRemove original cloth covering and install Ceconite coveringSTC ST334CHInstallation of Superflite 102 fabric.STC SA8075SWInstallation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER)STC SA1351WEReplace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12)