# N2209: 1945 Grumman F8F-1B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F8F-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-1b) (registry code 3950804, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 122095
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 7, 1999
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1999
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A1E494
- Owner type: Corporation
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2209
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2209

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-1B)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2209.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2209.

## 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 N2209

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2209 before.

- [Cancelled 1988-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2209-1988-03-14): Handley Page HP-137 MK1, S/N 209. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1948-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2209-1948-05-04): Waco EGC-7, S/N 4558, built 1937. Owner: [Robertson Aircraft Corportation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERTSON%20AIRCRAFT%20CORPORTATION), [Robertson, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Robertson)

## Related

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

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