Twin piston

N48550

1939 Grumman G-21A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
1061
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Mobile, AL
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Registration record

N48550 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Grumman G-21A
Serial
1061
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
Registered owner
Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc
Mobile, AL
Certificate issued
2022-04-21
Airworthiness date
1996-05-15
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5FE4C
Mode S (octal)
51377114
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

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N48550.
  • 1996-05-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N48550

N48550 is a 1939 Grumman G-21A, serial number 1061. The FAA register lists Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc as the registrant in Mobile, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 15, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48550.

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 N48550.

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.