Twin piston

N88821

1942 Grumman G-21A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
1157
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × P & W R-985-AN-6B
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Tongass Historical Society Inc (Corporation)
Based
Ketchikan, AK
Registration record

N88821 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Grumman G-21A
Serial
1157
Engines
2 × P & W R-985-AN-6B
Registered owner
Tongass Historical Society Inc
Ketchikan, AK
Certificate issued
1993-03-08
Airworthiness date
1965-11-19
Registration expires
2030-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC3E45
Mode S (octal)
53037105
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

  • 2030-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1993-03-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N88821.
  • 1965-11-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N88821

N88821 is a 1942 Grumman G-21A, serial number 1157. The FAA register lists Tongass Historical Society Inc as the registrant in Ketchikan, Alaska. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 8, 1993 and expires on January 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two P & W R-985-AN-6B 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 November 19, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N88821.

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 N88821.

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.