Aircraft record

N5222V1945 Chance Vought F4U-4

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 17, 2018.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1991)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Chester, CT; owner city / state
Engine: DW-CB SERIES · 2500 hp; P&W
Owners: 1; since 1995
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1991
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Chester, CT
Certificate issued: Jan 4, 1995
Canceled: Jan 17, 2018
Airworthiness: Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date: Apr 12, 1988

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Chance Vought
Model: F4U-4
Year: 1945
Serial number: 9484
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Not Type Certificated
Seats: 1
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: 12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code: A6930E

Engine

Make and model: P&W Dw-Cb Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 2500 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1995 – 2018Individual ownerChester, CT

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 2, 1991 · Chiloquin, OR

THE LOSS OF POWER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Serious
Report: SEA91LA198

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA91LA198)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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