N79863 - 1945 Grumman F6F-5 Aircraft Registration

N79863 is a 1945 Grumman F6F-5, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Wartime History Museum INC in Tacoma, WA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on January 14, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on March 3, 2023. The registration is set to expire on March 31, 2030. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N79863 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAD903 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N79863 was last updated on April 13, 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 473 Grumman 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 N79863. 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.