Models / Grumman / G-73 / N168WS Aircraft record N168WS 1946 Grumman G-73 Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Oct 1997) · 1 AD may apply
Registration Valid expires Jan 31, 2030 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner Pantechnicon Aviation Ltd
Owner type Corporation
City, state Minden, NV
Certificate issued Apr 26, 1997
Expires Jan 31, 2030
Airworthiness Standard · Transport
Airworthiness date Sep 8, 1997 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
Model G-73
Year 1946
Serial number J-5
Aircraft type Fixed wing multi engine
Category Amphibian
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 12
Engines 2
Max takeoff weight 12,500 - 19,999 lb
Mode S code A1116B Engine
Make and model P&W R1340 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 600 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 1997 – now Pantechnicon Aviation Ltd Minden, NV · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1) 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.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 99-11-02 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating Engines Jul 19, 1999 Engine (R1340 SERIES)
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 Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 17, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 17, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record