Single-engine piston

N713JT

1945 Homebuilt F4U-4

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1945
Serial
97143
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Jackson, WY
Registration record

N713JT on the FAA register

Type
1945 Homebuilt F4U-4
Serial
97143
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Jackson, WY
Certificate issued
2006-04-13
Airworthiness date
2011-01-19
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
A9880C
Mode S (octal)
52304014
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-05-17
    Accident at Atlanta, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 2011-01-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 2006-04-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N713JT.
  • 2002-11-10
    Accident at Columbia, SC; damage: destroyed.
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N713JT

N713JT is a 1945 Homebuilt F4U-4, serial number 97143. It is registered to an individual in Jackson, Wyoming. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 13, 2006 and expires on January 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 (air racing), dated January 19, 2011.

N713JT has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-05-17 Accident · Atlanta, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA14CA251
Reported aircraft: Chance Vought F4U 4
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
2002-11-10 Accident · Columbia, SC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL03LA016
Reported aircraft: Chance Vought F4U-4
Probable cause: An in-flight engine fire for undetermined reasons

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.