Aircraft Description
N909TC is a 1945 Grumman F7F-3, a twin-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 May 4, 2011. The registration certificate was issued on April 3, 2025. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2032. Powered by a P & W R-2800 SERIES engine producing 2000 horsepower, N909TC is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC9247 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N909TC was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 29.5337, -98.4698 on September 25, 2024. The FAA registry record for N909TC was last updated on April 3, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
The Grumman F7F Tigercat was the world's first production twin-engine carrier fighter, designed to bring heavy firepower to naval aviation during World War II. First flown on December 2, 1943, it was a twin-engine monoplane that could seat one or two crew members and carry up to 2,000 pounds of ordnance. With its 51-foot wingspan and maximum speed of 460 mph, it was manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. AviatorDB tracks 473 Grumman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is TCAT.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N909TC. 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: 2026-06-15 01:32:20 UTC