# N8TF: 1948 Grumman F8F-2

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F8F-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2) (registry code 3950802, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AR-32](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AR-32) (Acme Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 122637
- Year built: 1948
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 27, 1980
- Certificate issued: April 20, 2012
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AADEDA
- Registered owner: [Comanche Warbirds Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMANCHE%20WARBIRDS%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7536° N, 95.6420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77077, 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=8TF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8TF

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 F8F-2)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8TF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8TF.

## Reports on N8TF not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8TF, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19820806047629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806047629I), Aug 6, 1982: Amtrso STARDUSTR300 (N8TF), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. After landing, pilot taxied into and broke two taxiway lights.

## 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) (11)

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 F8F-2)

- [STC SA239SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA239SW): Installation of Alcor exhaust gas temperature (EGT) indicator kits. Alcor LLC
- [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc
- [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc
- [STC SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc
- [STC SA5925NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5925NM): Installation of oil pressure/temperature instrument. Electronics International
- [STC SA5924NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5924NM): Installation of RPM instrument. Electronics International
- [STC SA2-952](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2-952): Installation of fiberglass covering. Razorback Fabrics Inc
- [STC SA5926NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA5926NM): Installation of manifold pressure instrument. Electronics International
- [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc
- [STC SA49GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA49GL): Installation of reinforcement of wing center section lower spar cap. Balz G W
- [STC SA4-1447](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1447): Ceconite 101 covering of control surfaces and flaps. Cooper Engineering Corporation

## Earlier aircraft with N8TF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8TF before.

- [Cancelled 2006-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8TF-2006-03-24): Stolp Starduster Too SA 300, S/N 85, built 1967. Exported to Costa Rica. Owner: [Hamilton Joseph H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAMILTON%20JOSEPH%20H), [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)

## Related

- Other Grumman F8F-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2/aircraft.md
- The Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series.md

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