Aircraft Description
N6VC is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Greatest Generation Naval Museum in Colorado Springs, CO. This aircraft holds a limited airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 17, 2011. The registration certificate was issued on January 11, 2013. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2029. Powered by a Wright R-2600-20 engine producing 1900 horsepower, N6VC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A7C46B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N6VC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 38.8058, -104.7010 on May 18, 2025. The FAA registry record for N6VC was last updated on July 7, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Grumman Aircraft (later Northrop Grumman) was a major American aircraft manufacturer known for naval fighters in World War II and the Apollo Lunar Module. In general aviation, the Grumman American AA-5 and Tiger series remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 473 Grumman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the TBM-3 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N6VC. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC