Single-engine piston

N965CV

1952 Homebuilt F4U-7

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1952
Serial
965
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ba 1945 LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N965CV on the FAA register

Type
1952 Homebuilt F4U-7
Serial
965
Engines
P & W R-2800 series
Registered owner
Ba 1945 LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2015-02-25
Airworthiness date
2004-10-27
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
AD6EFF
Mode S (octal)
53267377
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-14
    Accident at Jerome, ID; damage: substantial.
  • 2015-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N965CV.
  • 2004-10-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1952
    Manufactured (1952).
Overview

About N965CV

N965CV is a 1952 Homebuilt F4U-7, serial number 965. The FAA register lists Ba 1945 LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2015 and expires on February 29, 2028.

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 October 27, 2004.

N965CV has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2019-05-14 Accident · Jerome, ID Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR19LA157
Reported aircraft: Vought F4U-7
Probable cause: The pilot s decision to fly the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency.

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.