# N7700C: Grumman F8F-2, registration cancelled 1971-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 1971
- 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: 121608
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1960
- Mode S code: AA6B62
- Owner when cancelled: [Fornof J W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORNOF%20J%20W)
- Location: [Houma, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Houma)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7700C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7700C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7700C-1971-09-01

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 NYC71FNA60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FNA60), Jun 5, 1971: Grumman F8F-2 (N7700C), No.Kingstown, RI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N7700C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7700C): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 8639, built 1946

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