Twin piston

N747MX

1945 Grumman/Skurich Tigercat F7F-3

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
80503
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Spitfire Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
San Antonio, TX
Registration record

N747MX on the FAA register

Type
1945 Grumman/Skurich Tigercat F7F-3
Serial
80503
Engines
2 × P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Spitfire Ventures LLC
San Antonio, TX
Certificate issued
2023-12-09
Airworthiness date
2010-07-27
Registration expires
2030-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · air racing
Mode S (hex)
AA0DB4
Mode S (octal)
52406664
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-12-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N747MX.
  • 2010-07-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (air racing)).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N747MX

N747MX is a 1945 Grumman/Skurich Tigercat F7F-3, serial number 80503. 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 twin piston, two P & W R-2800 series engines and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (air racing), dated July 27, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N747MX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N747MX.

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.