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N985R1951 Grumman G-21A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (Jul 1996)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Dec 31, 2029
Based in
Hudson, MA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2019
NTSB events
1
1996
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Registered owner
Collings Foundation INC DBA
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Hudson, MA
Certificate issued
Dec 12, 2019
Expires
Dec 31, 2029
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Jun 1, 1954

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
1951
Serial number
B-86
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
ADBF2E

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. 2019 – nowCollings Foundation INC DBAHudson, MA · 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

Jul 27, 1996 · Dillingham, AK

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout in order to see and avoid all ground personnel, his failure to follow company procedures and directives regarding Public Protection, and his disregard of the unsafe/hazardous conditions created by ground personnel in the intended area of taxi.

Injuries
Serious
Report
ANC96LA123

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC96LA123)

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 · bolt · out of adjustJan 24, 2009

    ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL HAD COLLAPSED AND THE KEEL AT THE AFT STEP WAS DRAGGING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TAXIED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT A BOLT INSTALLED AT THE TAIL WHEEL LOCK ACTUATOR WAS CATCHING ON THE ASSISTOR SPRING. AFTER ADJUSTMENTS WERE…

    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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