# N9083Z: Grumman TBM-3, registration cancelled 1973-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman TBM-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3) (registry code 3950308)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53492
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1966
- Mode S code: AC8FBD
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Union Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20UNION%20CORP)
- Location: [Chico, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chico)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9083Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9083Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9083Z-1973-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 OAK74AP006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP006), Aug 2, 1973: Grumman TBM-3 (N9083Z), Chester, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB OAK68A0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68A0041), Nov 7, 1967: Grumman TBM-3 (N9083Z), Red Bluff, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19730802031402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730802031402A), Aug 2, 1973: Gruman TBM3AIRTRD (N9083Z), Chester, CA, Destroyed. 2Nd tanker in 3 ship trail formation led by spotter. Drop run brief trnsmt to tankers prior to run.

## Other aircraft with N9083Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9083Z): Piper PA-46-310P, S/N 4608003, built 1986

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