Aircraft Description
N12260 is a 1943 Grumman F4F-3, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Air Legends Foundation in San Antonio, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 4, 2002. The registration certificate was issued on December 1, 2023. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2030. Powered by a P & W R-1830 SERIES engine producing 1350 horsepower, N12260 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A05E63 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N12260 was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.5337, -98.4698 on February 28, 2025. The FAA registry record for N12260 was last updated on December 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Grumman Aircraft (later Northrop Grumman) was a major American aircraft manufacturer known for naval fighters in World War II and the Apollo Lunar Module. In general aviation, the Grumman American AA-5 and Tiger series remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 473 Grumman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the F4F-3 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N12260. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC