Twin piston

N98BS

1947 Grumman Mallard

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
J-18
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Lac Management (Corporation)
Based
New York, NY
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Registration record

N98BS on the FAA register

Type
1947 Grumman Mallard (FAA: Grumman G-73)
Serial
J-18
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
Registered owner
Lac Management
New York, NY
Certificate issued
1990-10-26
Airworthiness date
1956-05-19
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ADA8F5
Mode S (octal)
53324365
Seats (type)
12
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Range (type)
1,120 nm
Cruise (type)
157 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-10-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N98BS to the current registrant.
  • 1988-04-07
    N98BS previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 15284731); cancelled.
  • 1956-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N98BS

N98BS is a 1947 Grumman Mallard (FAA model G-73), serial number J-18. The FAA register lists Lac Management as the registrant in New York, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 26, 1990 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Pratt & Whitney R1340 series engines and 12 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 157 knots and a range of about 1,120 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated May 19, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N98BS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
157 kt
Range
1,120 nm
Fuel burn
15 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1987-11-27 Accident · Oliver Springs, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL88FA046
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N98BS 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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