Single-engine piston

N5215V

1945 Homebuilt F4U-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
9440
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Polk City, FL
Registration record

N5215V on the FAA register

Type
1945 Homebuilt F4U-4
Serial
9440
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Polk City, FL
Certificate issued
1990-03-08
Airworthiness date
1982-08-16
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A68FC0
Mode S (octal)
51507700
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N5215V.
  • 1982-08-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N5215V

N5215V is a 1945 Homebuilt F4U-4, serial number 9440. It is registered to an individual in Polk City, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 1990 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 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated August 16, 1982.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5215V.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5215V.

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.