Skip to content
KnownTail
Aircraft record

N540MW1943 Grumman G-44

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 18, 2026

Safety record in brief:2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jun 1987)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration
Valid
expires Jul 31, 2027
Based in
Riverdale, MI
owner city / state
Engine
GO-480 SERIES · 295 hp
Lycoming
Owners
1
since 2020
NTSB events
2
substantial, 1987
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 18, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Riverdale, MI
Certificate issued
Jul 17, 2020
Expires
Jul 31, 2027
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Jan 16, 1963

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-44
Year
1943
Serial number
1324
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
A6D914

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
  1. 2020 – nowIndividual ownerRiverdale, MI · current
  2. 2001 – 2008Individual ownerColumbus, IN · different airframe: Williams Michael A Super 8 S/N Mw-2

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 18, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (2)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 30, 1987 · Wood River, AK

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS TAKING OFF AND AFTER INITIAL CLIMBOUT, APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE WATER, THE AIRPLANE STOPPED CLIMBING. THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL BUT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ON CLIMBOUT.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ANC87LA086

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC87LA086)

Accident · substantial damage

Jun 20, 1985 · Dillingham, AK

THE AMPHIBIOUS ACFT CRASHED AS THE PLT WAS LANDING ON GLASSY WATER AT THE INLET OF NERKA LAKE. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SANK & CAME TO REST INVERTED IN CLEAR WATER ON THE BOTTOM OF WOOD RIVER WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED & THE FLAPS EXTENDED. MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING WHEN THE PLT WAS LANDING.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
Minor
Report
ANC85FA102

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC85FA102)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

Show all 8 related aircraft
All 53 registered Grumman G-44 aircraft

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 18, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 18, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

Request owner name removalReport an error in this record

Claim this airplaneWatch