# N4235Z: Grumman OV-1A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman OV-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-ov-1a) (registry code 3951000, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming T-55 SER TP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-55-ser-tp) (registry code 41554)
- Serial number: 59-2604
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 1992
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2006
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A509E3
- Registered owner: [Planes Of Fame Air Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLANES%20OF%20FAME%20AIR%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Chino, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Chino)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0051° N, 117.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 91710, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4235Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4235Z

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Grumman OV-1A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming T-55 SER TP)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N4235Z.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19811118089899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118089899I), Nov 18, 1981: Gruman OV1A (N4235Z), Phoenix, AZ. Smoke in cockpit on test flight. After landing found instrment panel wires had shorted on lightning hole.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N4235Z

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N4235Z before.

- [Cancelled 1966-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4235Z-1966-12-19): Piper PA-18-150, S/N 18-8461, built 1966. Exported to Senegal. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

## Related

- Other Grumman OV-1A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-ov-1a/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming T-55 SER TP engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-55-ser-tp.md

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