# N188TD: 1945 Grumman TBM-3, registration cancelled 2018-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman TBM-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (registry code 3950308)
- Engine: [Wright R-2600 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-2600-series) (registry code 67050)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53522
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1996
- Certificate issued: January 20, 1999
- Last registry action: January 2, 2009
- Mode S code: A16011
- Owner when cancelled: [Claire Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAIRE%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9466° N, 75.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19106, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188TD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=188TD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N188TD-2018-01-11

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman TBM-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA191), Mar 7, 2009: Grumman TBM-3 (N188TD), Millville, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot/mechanic’s failure to properly torque the fuel pressure line B-nut to the carburetor fitting.

## 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.

- [Accident 20090307004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090307004179A), Mar 7, 2009: Grumav TBM3EAIRTRD (N188TD), Millville, NJ, Destroyed. (-23) On March 7, 2009 at approximately 4:45 pm a tbm, NL188TD, departed runway 14 at the Millville Municipal Airport (miv) for a test flight. The aircraft…

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