# N2449: Vought Sikorsky F4U-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vought Sikorsky F4U-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/vought-sikorsky-f4u-1) (registry code 2152600, 1 seats)
- Serial number: 02449
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: December 12, 2014
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A2426E
- Registered owner: [Wahl Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAHL%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Cameron Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cameron%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5990° N, 120.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95682, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2449
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2449

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Vought Sikorsky F4U-1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2449.

## NTSB investigations on N2449 not matched to an aircraft (1)

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 FTW95FA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA206), May 21, 1995: North American T-6G (N2449), Beaumont, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT AND AN AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2449.

## Reports on N2449 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2449, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19950521012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950521012049A), May 21, 1995: Namer T6G (N2449), Beaumont Port A, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled maneuvering to regain runway after overshooting. Was using aerobatic steep turns. Practice for air show.

## 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 N2449

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2449 before.

- [Cancelled 1973-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2449-1973-06-08): Glynn Home-Built GYROCOPTER, S/N 4JG001. Owner: [American Honda Motor Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20HONDA%20MOTOR%20CO%20INC), [Gardena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Gardena)
- [Cancelled 1928-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2449-1928-01-11): Curtiss JN4D, S/N 2884. Owner: [Kane Elmer M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KANE%20ELMER%20M), [Cedar Falls, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cedar%20Falls)

## Related

- Other Vought Sikorsky F4U-1 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vought-sikorsky-f4u-1/aircraft.md

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