# N14HP: Grumman F8F-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F8F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-1) (registry code 3950801, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-23) (Grumman American Aviation Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 90446
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1981
- Certificate issued: September 7, 2024
- Expires: September 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A0A114
- Registered owner: [Texas Bearcats LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20BEARCATS%20LLC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1713° N, 75.5876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19904, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14HP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14HP

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-2800 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Grumman F8F-1)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA227), Apr 4, 2012: Grumman F8F-1 (N14HP), Breckenridge, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control during a low-altitude aerobatic maneuver.
- [NTSB CHI99FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA266), Jul 29, 1999: Grumman F8F-1 (N14HP), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane not following the instructions briefed by the formation leader, and the pilot's maneuvering his airplane to avoid the airplane in front of him.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Accident 20120404004569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120404004569A), Apr 4, 2012: Grumman F8F-1 (N14HP), Breckenridge, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 4, 2012 at approximately 1410 CDT, N14HP, a Grumman F8F bearcat took off from stephens county airport, Breckenridge, Texas. The pilot took off,…
- [Incident 20020625014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020625014879I), Jun 25, 2002: Gruman F8F1 (N14HP), Breckenridge, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On June 25, 2002, at 1630 local time a Grumman F8F-1 bearcat owned by the Breckenridge aviation museum skidded off the runway at Breckenridge municipal…
- [Accident 19990729010122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729010122A), Jul 29, 1999: Gruman F8F1 (N14HP), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. During takeoff on rwy 18R N712RD collided with N14HP. N712RD was destroyed. N14HP has substantial damage, 1 minor injury. (-23)[privacy data omitted] stopped…

## 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) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Grumman F8F-1)

- [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc
- [STC SA02268CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02268CH): Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation

## Related

- Other Grumman F8F-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-1/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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