Twin piston

N78Z

1941 Grumman G44 Widgeon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
1214
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Fairchild 6-440 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Silver Springs, FL
Registration record

N78Z on the FAA register

Type
1941 Grumman G44 Widgeon (FAA: Grumman G-44)
Serial
1214
Engines
2 × Fairchild 6-440 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Silver Springs, FL
Certificate issued
2002-11-18
Airworthiness date
1955-09-21
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AA906C
Mode S (octal)
52510154
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2002-11-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N78Z.
  • 1955-09-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N78Z

N78Z is a 1941 Grumman G44 Widgeon (FAA model G-44), serial number 1214. It is registered to an individual in Silver Springs, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 18, 2002 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Fairchild 6-440 series engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 21, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78Z.

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.