# N6178C: Grumman F7F-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F7F-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3) (registry code 3950704, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney DW-CA series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-ca-series) (registry code 52024)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC AR-28](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20AR-28) (Kreitzberg George F.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 80483
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: October 28, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 19, 2017
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A80C32
- Registered owner: [Comanche Maverick Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMANCHE%20MAVERICK%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7536° N, 95.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77077, 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=6178C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6178C

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 DW-CA model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Grumman F7F-3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Pratt & Whitney DW-CA 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 OAK7KFVD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7KFVD46), May 21, 1975: Grumman F7F (N6178C), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67A0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67A0020), Aug 7, 1966: Grumman F7F-3 (N6178C), Ukiah, CA, substantial damage

## 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 19750521013099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750521013099A), May 21, 1975: Gruman F7F3KRTBRG (N6178C), Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. Both engs quit,pos to empty tank. Otr tanks had fuel.

## 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) (1)

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 F7F-3)

- [STC SA4005NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4005NM): Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System. Precise Flight Inc

## Related

- Other Grumman F7F-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney DW-CA series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-ca-series.md

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