# N58204: 1946 Grumman F8F-1

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F8F-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-1) (registry code 3950801, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-23](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-23) (Grumman American Aviation Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 95255
- Year built: 1946
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 2000
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A77FCB
- Registered owner: [Spitfire Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPITFIRE%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5387° N, 98.4913° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78216, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58204
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58204

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-1)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N58204.

## 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 20110211001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110211001449I), Feb 11, 2011: Grumman F8F-1 (N58204), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. At approximately 1858 UTC the pilot of a B-25 747AF, a flight of 4 warbirds, received a taxi clearance from ground control to taxi to runway 12R. While on…

## 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) (3)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Grumman F8F-1)

- [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc
- [STC SA02268CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02268CH): Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [STC SA01282NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01282NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K015 on aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney radial reciprocating engine Series R-985, R-1340 and R-1830. Airwolf Filter Corporation

## Earlier aircraft with N58204

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N58204 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58204-1991-05-21): Hughes 269C, S/N 1280743. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Kinzie Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINZIE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Alva, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Alva)

## Related

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

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