N4964W - 1944 Grumman/pond F6F-5 Aircraft Registration

N4964W is a 1944 Grumman/pond F6F-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Pond Warbirds LLC in Reno, NV. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on April 25, 1990. The registration certificate was issued on July 3, 2001. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2028. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N4964W is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A6295B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N4964W was last updated on May 5, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The F6F Hellcat stands as the most successful carrier-based fighter of World War II, achieving an unprecedented 19-to-1 kill ratio against Japanese aircraft. First flown on June 26, 1942, it was a single-seat, low-wing monoplane powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine producing 2,000 horsepower. Measuring 33 feet 11 inches in length with a 42-foot 10-inch wingspan, the Hellcat could reach speeds of 380 miles per hour. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation manufactured all 12,275 examples between 1942 and 1945. AviatorDB tracks 2 Grumman/pond aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is HCAT.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N4964W. 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.