Single-engine piston

N45NL

1951 Homebuilt F4U-5NL

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1951
Serial
124692C
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cct of 1979 B-24 Series LLC Corsair Series (LLC)
Based
Stow, MA
Registration record

N45NL on the FAA register

Type
1951 Homebuilt F4U-5NL
Serial
124692C
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Cct of 1979 B-24 Series LLC Corsair Series
Stow, MA
Certificate issued
2007-03-22
Airworthiness date
1997-02-14
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A570FA
Mode S (octal)
51270372
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-03-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N45NL.
  • 1997-04-04
    Accident at New Smyrna Bch, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-02-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1951
    Manufactured (1951).
Overview

About N45NL

N45NL is a 1951 Homebuilt F4U-5NL, serial number 124692C. The FAA register lists Cct of 1979 B-24 Series LLC Corsair Series as the registrant in Stow, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 22, 2007 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-2800 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 14, 1997.

N45NL has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1997-04-04 Accident · New Smyrna Bch, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA97LA113
Reported aircraft: Chance Vought F4U
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to assure that an adequate supply of fuel was on board for the intended flight.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.