# Grumman F6F-5

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 3950614
- Manufacturer (registry): GRUMMAN
- Model: F6F-5
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb
- Cruise speed: 278 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-f6f-5

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N2094G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2094G): [Navy Fighters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVY%20FIGHTERS%20LLC), [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell), S/N 72094
- [N4994V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4994V): [Planes Of Fame Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANES%20OF%20FAME%20AIR%20MUSEUM), [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino), built 1944, S/N 93879
- [N4998V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4998V): [F6f Hellcat LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F6F%20HELLCAT%20LLC), [Beaverton, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Beaverton), S/N 94204
- [N79863](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79863): [Wartime History Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARTIME%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM%20INC), [Tacoma, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Tacoma), built 1945, S/N 79863
- [N8004H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8004H): [Vintage Airframes LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VINTAGE%20AIRFRAMES%20LLC), [Caldwell, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Caldwell), S/N 80040

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL06LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06LA003), Oct 8, 2005: Grumman F6F (N4994V), Monterey, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and inadequate evaluation of the weather, inadequate visual lookout, and his failure to maintain clearance, resulted in the in-flight collision with power…
- [NTSB LAX03FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA066), Jan 11, 2003: Grumman F6F-5 (N4994V), Parker, AZ, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of both pilot's to see and avoid one another while maneuvering in the traffic pattern. A factor in the accident was the inability of the Cessna pilot to communicate on the CTAF frequency due…

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 20051008026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051008026649A), Oct 8, 2005: Gruman F6F5 (N4994V), Cookville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Weather was 500 ft. overcast 5 miles visibility and mist. Pilot was following interstate 40 through mountain terrain and struck power line cables.
- [Accident 20030111000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111000259A), Jan 11, 2003: Gruman F6F5 (N4994V), Parker, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19)On January 11, 2003, about 1600 mountain standard time, a Cessna 182H, N8567S, collided with a Grumman F6F-5, N4994V, in midair about 1 mile east of…
- [Accident 19971020030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020030769A), Oct 20, 1997: N4994V, St Charles, MO, Substantial damage. Acft exp elec failure and landed gear up, st. Charles, MO
- [Incident 19801015074499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015074499I), Oct 15, 1980: Gruman F6FJENNINGS (N4994V), Chino, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot failed to check gear position before touch down.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Grumman Aircraft Engrg F6F-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-aircraft-engrg-f6f-5): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 3950613
- [Grumman/Pond F6F-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-pond-f6f-5): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 3950608
- [Grumman A/C ENG Corp-Nichols F6F-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-a-c-eng-corp-nichols-f6f-5): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 3950615

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