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N117FJ1978 Grumman American G-1159

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 18, 2017.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
New York, NY
owner city / state
Engine
SPEY MK 511SR · 1140 hp
Rolls-Royc
Owners
1
since 1997
NTSB events
1
substantial, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
J T Aviation
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
New York, NY
Certificate issued
Oct 10, 1997
Canceled
Jul 18, 2017
Airworthiness
Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date
Aug 31, 1978

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Grumman American
Model
G-1159
Year
1978
Serial number
229
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
A046BA

Engine

Make and model
Rolls-Royc Spey Mk 511sr
Type
Turbo-jet
Power
1140 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1997 – 2017J T AviationNew York, NY

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Mar 25, 1997 · Flushing, NY

the tower controller's inadequate service by clearing the airplane to land on the same runway, where he had previously cleared a maintenance vehicle to perform maintenance to the runway centerline lights. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, partial failure of the runway centerline lights, the electric maintenance vehicle's loss of engine power, and a failure to have adequate…

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
NYC97FA062

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC97FA062)

ADs 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.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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