Large jet

N53KW

Grumman American Avn. G-1159

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
028
Class
Large jet
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wiley Bob Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Troy, AL
Registration record

N53KW on the FAA register

Type
Grumman American Avn. G-1159
Serial
028
Engines
2 × Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR
Registered owner
Wiley Bob Inc Trustee
Troy, AL
Certificate issued
2000-04-05
Airworthiness date
1987-10-26
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A6AF0A
Mode S (octal)
51527412
Seats (type)
22
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-06-09
    N53KW previously assigned to a Kenneth G Wiley DVIIR (s/n 1); cancelled.
  • 2000-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N53KW to the current registrant.
  • 1987-10-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1975-07-16
    N53KW previously assigned to a Beechcraft P35 Bonanza (s/n D7032); cancelled.
Overview

About N53KW

N53KW is a Grumman American Avn. G-1159, serial number 028. The FAA register lists Wiley Bob Inc Trustee as the registrant in Troy, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2000 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a large jet, two Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR engines and 22 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated October 26, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N53KW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-05-04 Accident · Chester,Ca, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1116
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft P35 — a different aircraft that carried the N53KW 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.