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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Grumman
Model
G-44A
Year
1946
Serial number
1454
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Amphibian
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
5
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A5487E
Engine
Make and model
Lycoming Go-480 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
295 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2023 – nowRunyon Aviation LLCFort Worth, TX · 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
NTSB events (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Aug 26, 1986 · Hawthorne, FL
THE PLT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN ON THE LAKE THE ACFT FELT STRANGE. HE ADDED FULL PWR AND TOOK OFF AGAIN BUT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE ACFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT AND THE NOSE DOVE. HE REMOVED PWR AND WITH THE CONTROLS FULL BACK, THE ACFT HIT THE WATER WITH NO LATERAL CONTROL. POST ACCIDENT EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED LARGE AMOUNTS OF SILICONE PRESENT IN THE RIGHT MAIN FUEL TANK AND IN BOTH FUEL…
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 · wheel · crackedDec 4, 1995
WHEN INSTALLING NEW TIRES, NOTICED CRACKS AROUND BOLT HOLES ON LEFT OUTER WHEEL HALF. THREE OTHER HALVES WERE EDDY CURRENT CHECKED. RIGHT OUTER AND INNER WHEEL HALVES WERE FOUND CRACKED AROUND BOLT HOLES. USING A SURFACE TABLE AND HEIGHT GAUGE, CHECKED THE STEPS AT THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACES AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.