Twin piston

N189G

1955 Grumman Aircraft Eng C-1A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1955
Serial
146044
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cod Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Oklahoma City, OK
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Registration record

N189G on the FAA register

Type
1955 Grumman Aircraft Eng C-1A
Serial
146044
Engines
2 × Wright R-1820 series
Registered owner
Cod Aviation LLC
Oklahoma City, OK
Certificate issued
2023-01-23
Airworthiness date
1990-07-31
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A162B1
Mode S (octal)
50261261
Seats (type)
9
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
350 nm
Cruise (type)
120 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-01-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N189G.
  • 2002-08-18
    Accident at Roseville, IL; damage: substantial.
  • 1990-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1955
    Manufactured (1955).
Overview

About N189G

N189G is a 1955 Grumman Aircraft Eng C-1A, serial number 146044. The FAA register lists Cod Aviation LLC as the registrant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 23, 2023 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Wright R-1820 series engines and 9 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 120 knots and a range of about 350 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated July 31, 1990.

N189G has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
120 kt
Range
350 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
900 ft
Landing over 50 ft
490 ft
Fuel burn
11 gph

Published figures for the Grumman Aircraft Eng C-1A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-08-18 Accident · Roseville, IL Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI02LA254
Reported aircraft: Grumman C-1A
Probable cause: The failure and the resulting separation of the engine cylinder, which severed both electrical propeller control systems on the affected engine. A factor to the accident was the cornfield.

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.