# N700F: 1945 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 R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC AR-28](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20AR-28) (Kreitzberg George F.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 80390
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 2010
- Certificate issued: December 9, 2023
- Expires: December 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A9550B
- 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=700F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N700F

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 F7F-3)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N700F.

## 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 19780915018849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915018849I), Sep 15, 1978: Gruman F8F2ACME (N700F), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Unable to extend gear before landing. Gear uplock cable broke.

## 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

## Earlier aircraft with N700F

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N700F before.

- [Cancelled 1968-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N700F-1968-03-26): Aero Commander 680-F, S/N 680F-1177-92. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Welsch J C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELSCH%20J%20C), [Garden City, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Garden%20City)

## Related

- Other Grumman F7F-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f7f-3/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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