# N31518: 1943 Fighter Rebuilders GOODYEAR-REBUILDER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fighter Rebuilders GOODYEAR-REBUILDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/fighter-rebuilders-goodyear-rebuilder) (registry code 3870603, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-4360](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-4360) (registry code 52120)
- Serial number: 0020
- Year built: 1943
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1989
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1983
- Expires: August 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A35C00
- Registered owner: [Fighter Rebuilders](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIGHTER%20REBUILDERS)
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0051° N, 117.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91710, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31518
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31518

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 (Fighter Rebuilders GOODYEAR-REBUILDER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney R-4360)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX94LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA168), Mar 19, 1994: Fighter Rebuilders F-2G (N31518), Mesa, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the airplane sustained a total loss of power and an in-flight fire for undetermined reasons.

## 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.

- [Accident 19940319005959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940319005959A), Mar 19, 1994: Goodyr F2G (N31518), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Engine exploded during air race. During climb to eject F2G was engulfed in flames. Pilot struck tail during eject.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Fighter Rebuilders GOODYEAR-REBUILDER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fighter-rebuilders-goodyear-rebuilder/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-4360.md

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