# N86640: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 17, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=86640
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86640

## Aircraft that carried N86640

- [Cancelled 2013-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86640-2013-09-17): Grumman G-21A, S/N 1160, built 1942. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [French James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRENCH%20JAMES%20B), [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)

## NTSB investigations on N86640 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA221), Jun 16, 1990: Grumman G21A (N86640), Long Beach, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…
- [NTSB MIA740KT73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA740KT73), Apr 24, 1974: Grumman G-21A (N86640), Nassau, Burkina Faso, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N86640 (2)

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.

- [Accident 19900616021249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616021249A), Jun 16, 1990: Grumav G21A (N86640), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Elevator turnbuckle failed from corrosion. No current airworthy inspection. Pilot not current in type. No medical.
- [Accident 19740424013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740424013059A), Apr 24, 1974: Gruman G21A (N86640), Nassau, Substantial damage. Investigation under jurisdiction of the govt of Bahamas.

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