# N12260: 1943 Grumman F4F-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F4F-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f4f-3) (registry code 3950507, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series) (registry code 52020)
- Serial number: 12260
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 2002
- Certificate issued: December 1, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A05E63
- Registered owner: [Air Legends Foundation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20LEGENDS%20FOUNDATION)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12260
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12260

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-1830 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Grumman F4F-3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N12260.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19980905043029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905043029I), Sep 5, 1998: Gruman F4F3 (N12260), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Minor damage. (-5)Pilot stated he was reading his checklist while back taxiing after landing on runway 27. The pilot said he became distracted by the checklist and struck a…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N12260

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12260 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12260-1948-06-08): General Western Aero P-2-S, S/N 104. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Jones Leroy A & Butters William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20LEROY%20A%20%26%20BUTTERS%20WILLIAM%20J), [Brawley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawley)

## Related

- Other Grumman F4F-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f4f-3/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-1830 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1830-series.md

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