Single-engine piston

N72378

1946 Homebuilt F4U-4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
97388
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Wahpeton, ND
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Registration record

N72378 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Homebuilt F4U-4
Serial
97388
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Wahpeton, ND
Certificate issued
2010-02-17
Airworthiness date
1998-07-20
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A9B21F
Mode S (octal)
52331037
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2010-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N72378 to the current registrant.
  • 1998-07-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1991-08-21
    N72378 previously assigned to a Cessna TU206D (s/n U2061387); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N72378

N72378 is a 1946 Homebuilt F4U-4, serial number 97388. It is registered to co-owners in Wahpeton, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2010 and expires on November 30, 2029.

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 July 20, 1998.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N72378.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N72378.

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.