Twin piston

N480AK

1942 Grumman G44A Super Widgeon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
1346
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Anchorage, AK
Registration record

N480AK on the FAA register

Type
1942 Grumman G44A Super Widgeon (FAA: Grumman G-44A)
Serial
1346
Engines
2 × Lycoming GO-480 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Anchorage, AK
Certificate issued
2016-07-06
Airworthiness date
1980-06-20
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5E8A3
Mode S (octal)
51364243
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-07-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N480AK to the current registrant.
  • 1980-06-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977-07-07
    N480AK previously assigned to a Cessna 310 (s/n 35169); cancelled.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N480AK

N480AK is a 1942 Grumman G44A Super Widgeon (FAA model G-44A), serial number 1346. It is registered to co-owners in Anchorage, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 6, 2016 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming GO-480 series engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated June 20, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N480AK. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1976-05-13 Accident · Englewood,Co, 06 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1174
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310 — a different aircraft that carried the N480AK registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: D. OTR ARPTS IN AREA AVAIL.

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.