- Registered owners
- Bowe Walter C TrusteeMendieta Carlene A Trustee
- Location
- Sonoma, CA
- Owner type
- Co-owned
- Serial number
- 1053
- Year built
- 1942
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Experimental, exhibition, racing
- Airworthiness date
- October 13, 1965
- Certificate issued
- April 15, 2023
- Expires
- April 30, 2030
- Mode S code
- AB2791
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Pratt & Whitney R-2800 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
No ADs matched this aircraft’s modelsADs on appliances, propellers and installed equipment aren’t matched by model; check those separately.
Information bulletins that may apply
Advisory, not mandatory.
No bulletins matched this aircraft’s models
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N818FMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Grumman F8F-2 aircraft
FAA incident reports
No FAA accident or incident reports matched to N818FMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model. Reports from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Reports on Grumman F8F-2 aircraft
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N818FGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Grumman F8F-2 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 11
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Grumman F8F-2
STC SA239SWInstallation of Alcor exhaust gas temperature (EGT) indicator kitsSTC SA4503NMRemove original cloth covering and install Ceconite coveringSTC SA04776NYThe HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintainedSTC SA8075SWInstallation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER)STC SA5925NMInstallation of oil pressure/temperature instrument.STC SA5924NMInstallation of RPM instrument.STC SA2-952Installation of fiberglass covering.STC SA5926NMInstallation of manifold pressure instrument.STC SA1351WEReplace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12)STC SA49GLInstallation of reinforcement of wing center section lower spar cap.STC SA4-1447Ceconite 101 covering of control surfaces and flaps.