# N4901W: 1951 Chance Vought F4U-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Chance Vought F4U-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-5) (registry code 2152610, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 124560
- Year built: 1951
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 2015
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2014
- Expires: September 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A612A8
- Registered owner: [Zeus Flight II LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEUS%20FLIGHT%20II%20LLC)
- Location: [Ketchum, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Ketchum)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 43.7362° N, 114.5818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83340, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4901W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4901W

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 (Chance Vought F4U-5)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4901W.

## 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 19871128079279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871128079279I), Nov 28, 1987: Vought F4U5 (N4901W), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Lost directional control of aircraft on rollout. Departed runway and ended up vertical on its propeller.

## 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 Chance Vought F4U-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-5/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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