Aircraft Description
N8397H is a 1945 Grumman TBM-3E, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, NM. This aircraft holds a limited airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 11, 1987. The registration certificate was issued on April 10, 2007. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2027. Powered by a Wright R-2600 SER engine producing 1700 horsepower, N8397H is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB7D1E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N8397H was last updated on January 22, 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-3E model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8397H. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC