Twin piston

N39FG

1939 Grumman G-21A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
1059
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Diesel Acquisitions LLC (LLC)
Based
Milpitas, CA
Registration record

N39FG on the FAA register

Type
1939 Grumman G-21A
Serial
1059
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Diesel Acquisitions LLC
Milpitas, CA
Certificate issued
2011-04-25
Airworthiness date
1995-05-17
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A480F4
Mode S (octal)
51100364
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

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-04-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N39FG.
  • 1995-05-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N39FG

N39FG is a 1939 Grumman G-21A, serial number 1059. The FAA register lists Diesel Acquisitions LLC as the registrant in Milpitas, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 25, 2011 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 May 17, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N39FG.

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 N39FG.

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.