Twin piston

N270DB

1944 Grumman G-21A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
B117
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-985-14B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Gettysburg, PA
Registration record

N270DB on the FAA register

Type
1944 Grumman G-21A
Serial
B117
Engines
2 × P & W R-985-14B
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Gettysburg, PA
Certificate issued
2023-07-27
Airworthiness date
2024-02-17
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · other
Mode S (hex)
A2A6C9
Mode S (octal)
50523311
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

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (other)).
  • 2023-07-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N270DB to the current registrant.
  • 2015-05-19
    N270DB previously assigned to a Homebuilt Teenie Two (s/n 270580730); cancelled.
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N270DB

N270DB is a 1944 Grumman G-21A, serial number B117. It is registered to an individual in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 27, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-985-14B 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 (other), dated February 17, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N270DB.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N270DB.

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.