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N9079Z1944 North American TB-25N

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Sep 2011)No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2029
Based in
Georgetown, DE
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 1999
NTSB events
2
substantial, 2011
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
2
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Rag Wings & Radials Aircraft Leasing LLC
Owner type
LLC
City, state
Georgetown, DE
Certificate issued
Feb 26, 1999
Expires
Jul 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date
Jul 10, 2023

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
1944
Serial number
44-30734
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
AC8CD8

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. 1999 – nowRag Wings & Radials Aircraft Leasing LLCGeorgetown, DE · 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 (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 4, 2011 · Georgetown, DE

Maintenance personnel's inadequate examination of the main landing gear during the airplane’s most recent conditional inspection, which resulted in the fatigue failure of the right main landing gear shock strut drag arm during the landing roll.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA11LA484

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA11LA484)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 19, 1988 · Wichita Falls, TX

DURING A PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN AT DUSK, THE B-25 PLT LANDED ON A 4250 FT RWY. WHILE LANDING, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG & FAST. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT WENT OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & WAS DAMAGED.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
FTW88DPA08

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW88DPA08)

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 (2)

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.

  • Landing gear · drag strut · crackedOct 15, 2021

    LEFT HAND MLG OUTBOARD DRAG STRUT TUBE ASSY. (P/N 62B-33023) CRACKED AND SEPARATED AT FITTING (P/N 62-33024) ATTACHMENT AREA, CRACKING THROUGH STRUT TUBE FITTING ATTACHMENT HOLES. PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING MLG EXTENSION PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON MLG EXTENSION, FLIGHT CREW DID NOT SEE A DOWN AND LOCKED…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · attach fitting · fracturedOct 15, 2021

    LEFT HAND MLG INBOARD DRAG STRUT TUBE ASSY. (P/N 82-33019) FORWARD ATTACHMENT FITTING (P/N 82-33020) FRACTURED AT BASE OF LOWER FORK ARM, LEAVING ONLY ONE HALF OF FORK ARM ON FITTING. SEPARATED FORK ARM DEPARTED AIRCRAFT WITH ATTACHING CLEVIS BOLT (P/N AN32-46), SHEAR NUT (P/N AN320-12), AND PLAIN…

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

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