N45NL - 1951 Chance Vought/hill L Clarke F4U-5NL Aircraft Registration

CORS

1951 CHANCE VOUGHT/HILL L CLARKE F4U-5NL

Aircraft Description

N45NL is a 1951 Chance Vought/hill L Clarke F4U-5NL, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Cct of 1979 B-24 Series LLC Corsair Series in Stow, MA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 14, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on March 22, 2007. The registration is set to expire on November 30, 2029. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N45NL is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A570FA (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N45NL was last updated on September 15, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The F4U Corsair was America's most successful carrier-based fighter of World War II, achieving an extraordinary 11-to-1 kill ratio against enemy aircraft. First flown in 1940, it was a single-seat, low-wing monoplane powered by a massive Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine producing up to 2,450 horsepower. Spanning 41 feet with a length of 34 feet, the Corsair could reach 453 miles per hour and carry 4,000 pounds of bombs or rockets. Manufactured by Chance Vought Corporation, with additional production by Goodyear and Brewster, a total of 12,571 Corsairs were built during the longest production run of any U.S. piston-engined fighter. AviatorDB tracks 1 Chance Vought/hill L Clarke aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is CORS.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N45NL. 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.

Model Year
1951
Manufacturer
CHANCE VOUGHT/HILL L CLARKE
Model
F4U-5NL
Type Aircraft
Fixed Wing Single Engine
ICAO Type Code
CORSF4U Corsair
Weight Class
Up to 12,500 lbs
Airworthiness Date
February 14, 1997
Classification
Experimental 3 Category
Type Registration
LLC
Status
Valid Registration
Cert Issue Date
March 22, 2007

Registered Owner

Name
CCT OF 1979 B-24 SERIES LLC CORSAIR SERIES
Address
PO BOX 248
City
STOW
State / Zip Code
Massachusetts01775-0248
Country
United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type
Reciprocating
Number of Engines
1
Engine Manufacturer
P & W
Engine Model
R-2800 SERIES
Horsepower
2000 HP
Mode S Code (Oct)
51270372
Mode S Code (Hex)
A570FA

NTSB Accident History (1)

Additional Details

Registration
N45NL
Serial Number
124692C
Number of Engines
1
Number of Seats
1
Expiration Date
November 30, 2029
Last Action Date
September 15, 2023
Last Update Date
September 15, 2023
Unique ID
00656351

Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC