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N25YR1943 North American TB-25N

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 2016)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2028
Based in
Dallas, TX
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1991
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2016
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
American Airpower Heritage Fly Museu
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Dallas, TX
Certificate issued
Sep 10, 1991
Expires
Jul 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Limited
Airworthiness date
Jun 2, 1999

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
North American
Model
TB-25N
Year
1943
Serial number
43-27868
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
6
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
20,000 and over lb
Mode S code
A2575B

Engine

Make and model
Wright R-2600 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
1700 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1991 – nowAmerican Airpower Heritage Fly MuseuDallas, TX · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 29, 2016 · Dallas, TX

The overstress failure of the landing gear connecting rod and the improper installation of the arresting cables, which allowed the landing gear door to depart in flight and impact the airplane.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
CEN17LA033

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN17LA033)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Flight controls · control rod bolt · failedJun 22, 1995

    DURING DESCENT, ACFT EXPERIENCED A VIOLENT SHAKING DUE TO RUDDER OSCILLATION. SUCCESSFUL LANDING ACCOMPLISHED. FOUND RUDDER TRIM TAB BOLT SHEARED AND FALLEN OUT. TAB WAS FREE TO FLUTTER INDUCING LARGE RUDDER INPUTS. ALL TAB CONTROL COMPONENTS WERE INTACT AT WALK-AROUND

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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