# N72378: 1946 Chance Vought F4U-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Chance Vought F4U-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4) (registry code 2152608, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 97388
- Year built: 1946
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 20, 1998
- Certificate issued: February 17, 2010
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A9B21F
- Registered owners: [Schreiber-Beck Cynthia K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHREIBER-BECK%20CYNTHIA%20K), [Beck Whitney S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20WHITNEY%20S)
- Location: [Wahpeton, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Wahpeton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2755° N, 96.7304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58075, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72378

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-4)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N72378.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N72378.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N72378

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N72378 before.

- [Cancelled 1991-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72378-1991-08-21): Cessna TU206D, S/N U2061387. Exported to Kenya. Owner: Nairobi

## Related

- Other Chance Vought F4U-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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