# N4907M: Chance Vought F4U-4, registration cancelled 2012-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Chance Vought F4U-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4) (registry code 2152608)
- Serial number: 97288
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1980
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1980
- Last registry action: April 4, 1983
- Mode S code: A61371
- Owner when cancelled: [Bellantoni Joseph J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLANTONI%20JOSEPH%20J)
- Location: [Port Chester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Port%20Chester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0157° N, 73.6773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10573, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4907M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4907M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4907M-2012-12-18

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 Chance Vought F4U-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4.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 NYC81FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA060), Jun 7, 1981: Chance Vogt F4U-4 (N4907M), Stratford, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810607071629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810607071629A), Jun 7, 1981: Vought F4U4 (N4907M), Stratford, CT, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff ground roll. Aicraft rolled left and crashed after liftoff.
- [Incident 19801120083879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801120083879I), Nov 20, 1980: Vought F4U4 (N4907M), Bridgeport, CT. Ran off the runway after landing due left main wheel not centered when gear was extended. Pivot worn and cracked.

## Other aircraft with N4907M

- [Cancelled 1978-11-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4907M-1978-11-17): Beech 76, S/N ME-64. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Globe Aero Ltd Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LTD%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1949-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4907M-1949-05-31): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1648, built 1948. Owner: [Dragon Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRAGON%20PETER), [Albion, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Albion)

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