# N24WJ: 1960 World Jet Gruman COUGAR F-9-F8T, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [World Jet Gruman COUGAR F-9-F8T](https://openairdocs.org/model/world-jet-gruman-cougar-f-9-f8t) (registry code 6250223)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney J42&J48 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-j42-j48-series) (registry code 52040)
- Serial number: A-20-60
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1991
- Certificate issued: June 1, 2012
- Last registry action: June 1, 2012
- Mode S code: A22FA3
- Owner when cancelled: [World Jet Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20JET%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1860° N, 80.1727° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33309, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24WJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24WJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24WJ-2018-02-12

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 World Jet Gruman COUGAR F-9-F8T: https://openairdocs.org/model/world-jet-gruman-cougar-f-9-f8t.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 FTW92FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FAMS1), Oct 31, 1991: Grumman F9F-8T (N24WJ), Missing, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED.

## 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 19911031048859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911031048859A), Oct 31, 1991: Gruman F9F2PRYOR (N24WJ), Cameron, LA, Damage unknown, 2 fatal. Became missing over gulf on ferry flight houston to jacksonville. Thunderstorms vicinity of disappearance.

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