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N3271958 Grumman G-21A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (destroyed damage at worst, latest Feb 2005)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Jun 30, 2027
Based in
Pittsford, NY
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2005
NTSB events
2
destroyed, 2005
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Pittsford, NY
Certificate issued
May 2, 2005
Expires
Jun 30, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Jun 24, 1960

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-21A
Year
1958
Serial number
1051
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Amphibian
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
8
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A38850

Engine

Make and model
P&W R-985 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
450 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. 2005 – nowIndividual ownerPittsford, NY · current
  2. 1927 – 1930PartnershipEnid, OK · different airframe: Lincoln Aircraft Co Standard 5 S/N 111

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 (2)

Accident · destroyed

Feb 15, 2005 · Penn Yan, NY

The flight instructor's inadequate planning/decision and his remedial action to conduct or recover from a simulated emergency procedure.

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Minor
Report
IAD05LA038

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for IAD05LA038)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 22, 1994 · Bremerton, WA

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
SEA94LA192

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for SEA94LA192)

Accident history for this model

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 (1)

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.

  • Landing gear · torque tube · failedAug 8, 1998

    THE TORQUE TUBE IS DESIGNED TO SHEER IF THE AIRPLANE IS RAISED BY THE GEAR LEGS IN SHALLOW WATER. ONCE THE GEAR IS DOWN, THERE IS VERY LITTLE FORCE ON THE TORQUE TUBE. THE TORQUE TUBE MAY HAVE BEEN CRACKED PREVIOUSLY. THE TORQUE TUBE SHEARED AT THE DESIGN SHEER POINT WITHOUT ANY PROVOCATION.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

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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