Single-engine piston

N4994V

1944 Homebuilt F6F-5

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1944
Serial
93879
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Museum (Corporation)
Based
Chino, CA
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Registration record

N4994V on the FAA register

Type
1944 Homebuilt F6F-5
Serial
93879
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Planes of Fame Air Museum
Chino, CA
Certificate issued
2005-04-07
Airworthiness date
1980-05-01
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A6347F
Mode S (octal)
51432177
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-10-08
    Accident at Monterey, TN; damage: substantial.
  • 2005-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N4994V.
  • 2003-01-11
    Accident at Parker, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 1980-05-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N4994V

N4994V is a 1944 Homebuilt F6F-5, serial number 93879. The FAA register lists Planes of Fame Air Museum as the registrant in Chino, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2005 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 May 1, 1980.

N4994V has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2005-10-08 Accident · Monterey, TN Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ATL06LA003
Reported aircraft: Grumman F6F
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 lines.
2003-01-11 Accident · Parker, AZ Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · LAX03FA066B
Reported aircraft: Grumman F6F-5
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 to the limitations of his radios.

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.