# N5222V: 1945 Chance Vought F4U-4, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Chance Vought F4U-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/chance-vought-f4u-4) (registry code 2152608)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney DW-CB series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-dw-cb-series) (registry code 52025)
- Serial number: 9484
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1988
- Certificate issued: January 4, 1995
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A6930E
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcburney Craig M DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBURNEY%20CRAIG%20M%20DBA), [Bootstrap Aircraft Restoration](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTSTRAP%20AIRCRAFT%20RESTORATION)
- Location: [Chester, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Chester)
- Physical address: [East Haven, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/East%20Haven)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4117° N, 72.4871° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06412, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5222V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5222V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5222V-2018-01-17

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 SEA91LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA198), Aug 2, 1991: Chance Vought F4U-4 (N5222V), Chiloquin, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19910802031489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910802031489A), Aug 2, 1991: Vought F4U4 (N5222V), Chiloquin, OR, Destroyed. Engine blew up in flight,caught fire. Pilot bailed out. Several cylinders missing. Unable to verify exact cause.

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