# N148F: 1948 Grumman F8F-2, registration cancelled 1974-01-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 7, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman F8F-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2) (registry code 3950802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS AR-32](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/AR-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 121787
- Year built: 1948
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 13, 1969
- Mode S code: A0C0E5
- Owner when cancelled: [Fountain Walter M Jr DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUNTAIN%20WALTER%20M%20JR%20DBA)
- Location: [Oakdale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7915° N, 120.7861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95361, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=148F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148F-1974-01-07

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman F8F-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f8f-2.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX74FUQ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUQ16), Oct 20, 1973: Grumman F8F-2 (N148F), Mojave, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19731020036419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731020036419A), Oct 20, 1973: Gruman F8F2ACME (N148F), Mojave, CA, Destroyed. Fire from undetermined source drg heat race.

## Other aircraft with N148F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148F): Aviat S-2C, S/N 6035, built 2000

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