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    Airframe Family: Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
    Latest Model:N3N-3
    Last Civil Registration:N45043
    Compressed ID:Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 cr N45...
    Latest Owner or Location:Jay A. Jespersen, Bettles Field, AK

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1941

    Constructed as a N3N-3.

    6 March 1959

    Certificate of airworthiness for N45043 (N3N-3, 2716) issued.

    28 July 1995

    To Steven K. Burk, Tempe, AZ with new c/r N45043.

    By 3 April 1996

    To unknown owner with c/r N45043.

    3 April 1996

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Chandler, AZ, United States while cruising. The damage was substantial. The pilot reported that he was in cruise when the fuel pressure went to zero. He attempted to restore the fuel pressure by using a hand wobble pump but was unsuccessful. The engine lost power and the aircraft nosed over during the forced landing in desert terrain. FAA inspectors examined the aircraft and found fuel in the tanks...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 July 1998

    To Steven K. Burk, Tempe, AZ with new c/r N45043.

    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for N45043 (N3N-3, 2716) issued.

    13 April 2006

    To Jespersen Aircraft Services Inc, Bettles, AK with new c/r N45043.

    23 March 2011

    To unknown owner.
    Registration pending to a new owner in Casa Grande, AZ.

    20 May 2011

    To Jay A. Jespersen, Casa Grande, AZ with new c/r N45043.

    4 September 2020

    Civil registration, N45043, cancelled.


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: This is South of Phoenix, AZ in the 1970s.

    21 December 2020

    To Jay A. Jespersen, Bettles Field, AK keeping c/r N45043.
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