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1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3Single-Engine Piston Aircraft • Darien, IL, USA

This 1941 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, registration N3N (formerly N45091, now Canadian), is offered for sale at $112,900 with a motivated seller due to a medical issue. The airframe has accumulated 6,621 total hours, with the Pratt & Whitney R985-AN[1]-14B engine having 354 hours since major overhaul and the Hamilton Standard 2D 30-327 propeller 123 hours since overhaul. Notably, this aircraft was used in the 1959 filming of Alfred Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest” with Cary Grant.

Avionics include a Garmin 250XL VFR GPS/com and a Garmin 320A transponder. Manufactured on October 3, 1940, it was sold in 2012 by its Illinois owner to the...

Year
1941
Make
Naval Aircraft Factory
Series
N3N
Model
N3N-3
Tail #
N3N
Serial #
4420

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Specifications

Category
Single-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Classic / Antique, Military / Warbird, Training
Flight Rules
VFR

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
6,621 hrs
Engine 1 Time
354 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
123 hrs (SPOH)

Avionics

GPS

Garmin 250XL - VFR GPS/Com

Comms

Garmin 250XL - VFR GPS/Com

ADSB

Garmin 320A - Transponder

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
1
Engine Make
Pratt & Whitney
Engine Model
R-985-AN14B
Propeller Model
Hamilton Standard 2D 30-327

Asking Price

$112,900

Aircraft Location

Darien, IL, USA

Listing Details

For Sale

Price History

May 9, 2026: $112,900 - barnstormers

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First Seen: May 9, 2026

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Asking Price

$112,900