Twin piston

N159F

1944 Grumman G-21

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
B55
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Freshwater Adventures Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dillingham, AK
Registration record

N159F on the FAA register

Type
1944 Grumman G-21
Serial
B55
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Freshwater Adventures Inc
Dillingham, AK
Certificate issued
2012-05-21
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A0EC1B
Mode S (octal)
50166033
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N159F.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N159F

N159F is a 1944 Grumman G-21, serial number B55. The FAA register lists Freshwater Adventures Inc as the registrant in Dillingham, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2012 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 8 seats.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N159F. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-05-10 Accident · Durango,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0958
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N159F registration before this airframe.
1974-01-06 Accident · South Fork,Colo, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0052
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-22 — a different aircraft that carried the N159F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .FLT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN IN CLOUDY CONDITIONS

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.