N105TB1968 Grumman G-1159
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Air Force Material Command Esc/Dikl
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Hanscom Afb, MA
- Certificate issued
- May 10, 1993
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2027
- Airworthiness
- Experimental · Research and Development, Crew Training
- Airworthiness date
- Jul 14, 2022
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Grumman
- Model
- G-1159
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 31
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 22
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A018F2
Engine
- Make and model
- Rolls-Royc Spey 511-8
- Type
- Turbo-jet
- Power
- 11,400 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1993 – nowAir Force Material Command Esc/DiklHanscom Afb, MA · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
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Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Airborne auxiliary power · fuel line · brokenApr 3, 2014
WHILE ON GROUND WITH APU RUNNING, A MAJOR FUEL LEAK WAS SEEN COMING OUT THE REAR FUSELAGE. APU WAS SHUTDOWN AND AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN FUEL LINE AT ONE OF THE FUEL NOZZLES. THE FUEL WAS SPRAYING INSIDE THE APU ENCLOSURE AND LEAKING OUT FUSELAGE ACCESS PANELS AND DRAINS. HAZMAT CREWS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control cable · wornMay 20, 2010
DURING A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WITH THE AILERON UP, EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FORWARD OUTBOARD AILERON CABLE WAS NOTED AT THE RBS 189 FAIRLEAD. THE PHENOLIC PROTECTOR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION EVEN THOUGH THE CABLE HAD BEEN RUBBING ON IT. MANY STRANDS WERE WORN THROUGH AND THEY WERE BURNISHED TO THE POINT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · starter gen · failedAug 1, 2003
NR 1 ENGINE FAILED TO START. ON INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM, FOUND STARTER CENTRIFUGAL SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED. ORDERED NEW STARTER. WHEN OLD STARTER WAS REMOVED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STARTER SHAFT BEARINGS HAD FAILED, THIS IS MOST LIKELY WHAT TOOK OUT THE CENTRIFUGAL SWITCH.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Landing gear · bolt · brokenJul 17, 2000
AN AFTER LANDING, POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, REVEALED 2 BROKEN WHEEL BOLTS ON RIGHT OUTBOARD WHEEL ASSEMBLY. WHEEL AND TIRE ASSEMBLY REMOVED AND ALL WHEEL BOLTS DISCARDED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026