Aircraft Description
N14WB is a 1949 Grumman F8F-2, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Spitfire Ventures LLC in San Antonio, TX. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 27, 1981. The registration certificate was issued on December 9, 2023. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2030. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N14WB is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A0A24D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N14WB was last updated on December 9, 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 F8F-2 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N14WB. 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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Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC