# N4994V: 1944 Grumman F6F-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F6F-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f-5) (registry code 3950614, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 93879
- Year built: 1944
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 1, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2005
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A6347F
- Registered owner: [Planes Of Fame Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANES%20OF%20FAME%20AIR%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Corporation
- 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=4994V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4994V

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 F6F-5)

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 ATL06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA003), Oct 8, 2005: Grumman F6F (N4994V), Monterey, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadequate evaluation of the weather, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance, resulted in the in-flight collision with power…
- [NTSB LAX03FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA066), Jan 11, 2003: Grumman F6F-5 (N4994V), Parker, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of both pilot's to see and avoid one another while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. A factor in the accident was the inability of the Cessna pilot to communicate on the CTAF frequency due…

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20051008026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008026649A), Oct 8, 2005: Gruman F6F5 (N4994V), Cookville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Weather was 500 ft. overcast 5 miles visibility and mist. Pilot was following interstate 40 through mountain terrain and struck power line cables.
- [Accident 20030111000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111000259A), Jan 11, 2003: Gruman F6F5 (N4994V), Parker, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19)On January 11, 2003, about 1600 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182H, N8567S, collided with a Grumman F6F-5, N4994V, in midair about 1 mile east of…
- [Accident 19971020030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020030769A), Oct 20, 1997: N4994V, St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Acft exp elec failure and landed gear up, st. Charles, MO
- [Incident 19801015074499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015074499I), Oct 15, 1980: Gruman F6FJENNINGS (N4994V), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot failed to check gear position before touch down.

## 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 Grumman F6F-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f-5/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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