Twin piston

N22932

1946 Grumman G-21A

Registered 4 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1946
Serial
B-139
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Runyon Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Worth, TX
Registration record

N22932 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Grumman G-21A
Serial
B-139
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Runyon Aviation LLC
Fort Worth, TX
Certificate issued
2025-10-09
Airworthiness date
1978-07-17
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A2054C
Mode S (octal)
50402514
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
695 nm
Cruise (type)
166 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N22932 to the current registrant.
  • 2004-04-05
    Accident at Unalaska, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-04-15
    Accident at Dutch Harbor, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1993-01-07
    Incident at Akutan, AK; damage: minor.
  • 1979-09-17
    Accident at Avalon,Ca, 05; damage: substantial.
  • 1978-07-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969-06-16
    N22932 previously assigned to a Cessna 150H (s/n 15068625); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
  • 1940-11-15
    N22932 previously assigned to a Piper J3C-50 (s/n 2826); cancelled.
Overview

About N22932

N22932 is a 1946 Grumman G-21A, serial number B-139. The FAA register lists Runyon Aviation LLC as the registrant in Fort Worth, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R-985 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 166 knots and a range of about 695 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 17, 1978.

N22932 has 4 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
166 kt
Range
695 nm
Fuel burn
16 gph

Published figures for the Grumman G-21A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2004-04-05 Accident · Unalaska, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC04LA038
Reported aircraft: Grumman G21
Probable cause: The inadvertent ground loop/swerve by the second pilot during the landing roll, and the first (check) pilot's inadequate supervision of the second pilot, which resulted in a loss of control and substantial damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident are the second pilot's improper upgrade/transition training by the company check airman, the second pilot's lack of experience in the accident type airplane, the operator's lack of surveillance of the training process, and a crosswind.
1998-04-15 Accident · Dutch Harbor, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC98LA038
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-21
Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to identify the swells prior to landing. A factor was the water swells.
1993-01-07 Incident · Akutan, AK Damage: Minor NTSB · ANC93IA026
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-21A
Probable cause: THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE PILOTS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WINDS. FACTORS WERE THE MICROBURST, THE ROUGH WATER, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE EVALUATION OF THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
1979-09-17 Accident · Avalon,Ca, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3075
Reported aircraft: Grumman G-21A
Probable cause: ION 29.CRASHED DRG WATER TKOF.
1969-04-02 Accident · Oldsmar,Fla, 09 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1803
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150H — a different aircraft that carried the N22932 registration before this airframe.

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.