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
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.
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.