N86640 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Grumman G-21A built in 1942. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 17, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Grumman G-21A cancelled September 17, 2013
- Serial number
- 1160
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1942
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 7, 1991
- Last FAA action
- December 10, 2003
- Last owner
- French James B (Individual)
Bakersfield, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N86640
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G21A · serial 1160
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER. IN ADDITION, A LOSS OF ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS ENCOUNTERED DUE TO A STRESS CORROSION FAILURE OF AN ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE TURNBUCKLE AS A RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: A PREVIOUS HARD LANDING AS A RESULT OF AN IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE.
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