# N7701C: Grumman F8F-2, registration cancelled 1996-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 122708
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1986
- Last registry action: October 18, 1995
- Mode S code: AA6B85
- Owner when cancelled: [Ward Elmer F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20ELMER%20F)
- Location: [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7660° N, 117.7868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7701C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7701C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7701C-1996-06-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX76FUJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ23), Sep 16, 1975: Grumman F8F-2 (N7701C), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage, 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 19750916029989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750916029989A), Sep 16, 1975: Gruman F8F2ACME (N7701C), Flagstaff, AZ, Destroyed. Rtn flt fm air race acft struck embankment 100 ft fm rwy 21 apch end.

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