Single-engine piston

N58204

1946 Grumman F8F-1

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
95255
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spitfire Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
San Antonio, TX
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Registration record

N58204 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Grumman F8F-1
Serial
95255
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Spitfire Ventures LLC
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2023-12-09
Airworthiness date
2000-12-05
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A77FCB
Mode S (octal)
51677713
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N58204 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1991-05-21
    N58204 previously assigned to a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n 1280743); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N58204

N58204 is a 1946 Grumman F8F-1, serial number 95255. The FAA register lists Spitfire Ventures LLC as the registrant in San Antonio, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 9, 2023 and expires on December 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 December 5, 2000.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N58204. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-02-10 Accident · Encinal, TX Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW90LA065
Reported aircraft: Hughes 269C — a different aircraft that carried the N58204 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TAIL ROTOR CABLE.

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.