Single-engine piston

N4965V

1943 Homebuilt F6F-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
08825
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Navy Fighters LLC (LLC)
Based
Caldwell, ID
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Registration record

N4965V on the FAA register

Type
1943 Homebuilt F6F-3
Serial
08825
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Navy Fighters LLC
Caldwell, ID
Certificate issued
2025-04-05
Airworthiness date
2026-02-01
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6297D
Mode S (octal)
51424575
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 2025-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N4965V.
  • 1977-06-12
    Accident at Canby,Or, 37; damage: substantial.
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N4965V

N4965V is a 1943 Homebuilt F6F-3, serial number 08825. The FAA register lists Navy Fighters LLC as the registrant in Caldwell, Idaho. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one P & W R-2800 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated February 1, 2026.

N4965V has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1977-06-12 Accident · Canby,Or, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2082
Reported aircraft: Grumman F6F-3
Probable cause: SITIONS.

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.