# N65WF: 1948 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: 122184
- Year built: 1948
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1992
- Certificate issued: February 9, 2024
- Expires: February 28, 2031
- Mode S code: A88C5B
- Registered owners: [Smith James E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Talcott Jeri K Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TALCOTT%20JERI%20K%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2162° N, 114.3276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalispell, MT, 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=65WF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65WF

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 N65WF.

## 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 19880725045219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725045219I), Jul 25, 1988: Vought F4U5 (N65WF), Dayton, OH, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently allowed propeller to strike runway during takeoff. He was checking position of other aircraft.

## 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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