Twin piston

N86609

1946 Grumman G44A Super Widgeon

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
1435
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Morgan Scott Coach LLC (LLC)
Based
Missoula, MT
Registration record

N86609 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Grumman G44A Super Widgeon (FAA: Grumman G-44A)
Serial
1435
Engines
2 × Continental IO-470 series
Registered owner
Morgan Scott Coach LLC
Missoula, MT
Certificate issued
2025-05-27
Airworthiness date
1957-01-29
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABE79B
Mode S (octal)
52763633
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Ownership
Fractional
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N86609.
  • 1957-01-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N86609

N86609 is a 1946 Grumman G44A Super Widgeon (FAA model G-44A), serial number 1435. The FAA register lists Morgan Scott Coach LLC as the registrant in Missoula, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 27, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental IO-470 series engines and 5 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 29, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N86609.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N86609.

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.