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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Grumman
Model
G-21A
Year
1946
Serial number
B-97
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
A9F640
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
2010 – nowIndividual ownerPittsford, NY · current
until 1930Individual ownerFort Worth, TX · different airframe: 1918 Curtiss Wright Jn4c S/N 71128
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026
NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage
Apr 10, 2008 · Unalaska, AK
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a truck while landing, and the vehicle operator's decision to ignore runway warning signals. Contributing to the accident was an inoperative vehicle gate system and the failure of airport management to adequately maintain the gate system and issue a NOTAM.
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN ATTEMPTING TO OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN WITH THE EXISTING AIRPLANE CLIMB PERFORMANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, THE OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE, HIGH TERRAIN, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT FLYING EXPERIENCE, HIS OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIS AIRMANSHIP ABILITY…
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 (4)
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 · coupling · brokenMar 9, 2005
LT MAIN LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. HUNG UP IN MID TRAVEL. DOVE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED SUDDEN PULL UP AND LANDING GEAR WENT TO DOWN AND LOCK POSITION. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DUT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND LT WORM GEARBOX COUPLING BROKEN. REPLACED COUPLING AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Windows · windshield · failedMar 27, 2001
CAPT WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AT FLIGHT LEVEL 350. ABNORMAL PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED. R&R L-1 WINDOW WITH SERVICABLE UNIT PER M/M 56-11-11. A/C OK FOR SERVICE. STATUS - CLOSED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Fuel · valve · out of positionFeb 23, 1999
DURING CLIMB, PILOT NOTICED FUEL WAS NOT BURNING EVENLY FROM BOTH TANKS. UPON SELECTING THE RT TANK (THE FULLEST TANK) BOTH ENGINES LOST POWER. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS RETURNED TO THE BOTH POSITION AND THE ENGINES STARTED. AFTER LANDING IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RT SUMP TANK FUEL VALVE WAS IN THE OFF…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.