Models / Chance Vought / F4U-7 / N965CV Aircraft record N965CV 1952 Chance Vought F4U-7 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, May 2019) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Feb 29, 2028 NTSB events 1 substantial, 2019 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Ba 1945 LLC
Owner type LLC
City, state Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued Feb 25, 2015
Expires Feb 29, 2028
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date Oct 27, 2004 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-7
Year 1952
Serial number 965
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 AD6EFF Engine
Make and model P & W R-2800 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 2000 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2015 – now Ba 1945 LLC Wilmington, DE · current 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 · substantial damage May 14, 2019 · Jerome, ID The pilot’s decision to fly the airplane with a known mechanical deficiency.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Minor
Report WPR19LA157 From NTSB records; matched by N-number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR19LA157)
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 Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record