N117FJ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-1159 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 18, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Grumman American Avn. Corp. G-1159 cancelled July 18, 2017
- Serial number
- 229
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 10, 1997
- Last FAA action
- November 7, 2000
- Last owner
- J T Aviation (Corporation)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Transport
NTSB accident and incident record under N117FJ
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman American G-1159 · serial 229
the tower controller's inadequate service by clearing the airplane to land on the same runway, where he had previously cleared a maintenance vehicle to perform maintenance to the runway centerline lights. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, partial failure of the runway centerline lights, the electric maintenance vehicle's loss of engine power, and a failure to have adequate emergency back up lighting.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site