Aircraft record

N4742CNaval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 1989)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Feb 28, 2030
Based in: Madbury, NH; owner city / state
Owners: 1; since 2011
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1989
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Madbury, NH
Certificate issued: Feb 14, 2011
Expires: Feb 28, 2030

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: Naval Aircraft Factory
Model: N3N-3
Serial number: 1970
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A5D297

Engine

Type: Reciprocating

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2011 – nowIndividual ownerMadbury, NH · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

May 20, 1989 · Canaan, CT

A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM.

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: NYC89LA133

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC89LA133)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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