# N79863: 1945 Grumman F6F-5

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F6F-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f-5) (registry code 3950614, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 79863
- Year built: 1945
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 2015
- Certificate issued: March 3, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AAD903
- Registered owner: [Wartime History Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARTIME%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2130° N, 122.4749° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98409, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79863
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79863

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 F6F-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 N79863.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N79863.

## 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 N79863

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N79863 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79863-1971-02-11): Mooney M20E, S/N 526. Owner: [Mooney Acft Nc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOONEY%20ACFT%20NC), [Kerrville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kerrville)

## Related

- Other Grumman F6F-5 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f-5/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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