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    Airframe Family: Grumman TBF / TBM Avenger
    Latest Model:TBM-3 Avenger
    Last Military Serial:53708 USN
    Construction Number:6810
    Last Civil Registration:N4172A
    Latest Owner or Location:Anoka County Airport, Minneapolis - Saint Paul, Minnesota

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a TBM-3 by General Motors.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 53708.
    Ex Navy Serial confirmed by Owner.

    19 May 1958

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4172A (TBM-3, 6810) issued.
    In Agricultural category.

    From 1963 to 1975

    To Aerial Applicators Inc, Salt Lake City UT with new c/r N4172A.
    In orange and black scheme.

    29 August 1966


    Photographer: Neil Aird
    Notes: N4172C / D18 Grumman TBM-3E Avenger (6810), with N7858C / D17Grumman TBM-3E Avenger (4076) ex BuAer: 91171 of Aerial Applicators.

    21 April 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4172A (TBM-3, 6810) issued.

    Operated as fire service #D18.

    Circa 1975


    Photographer: Larry Johnson
    Notes: At Homestead General Airport (X51), Florida

    January 1976


    Photographer: Eric Bannwarth
    Notes: N4172A - TBM-3 Avenger at Homestead in January 1976

    1977

    To Louis Deterding, Havre MT keeping c/r N4172A.
    Stored derelict, Salt Lake City UT.

    12 February 1980

    To Tom Reilly Vintage Acft, Orlando, FL keeping c/r N4172A.

    From 1988 to 2005

    Stripped hulk stored in a dismantled state at Kissimmee FL.

    From 2005 to 2014

    To Mike Rawson, Minneapolis-Anoka County MN keeping c/r N4172A.

    To Anoka County Airport, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN.
    View the Location Dossier

    6 October 2014

    Civil registration, N4172A, cancelled.

    1 January 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4172A (TBM-3, 6810) issued.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Aviation History Site by Geoff Goodall
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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