# N117FJ: 1978 Grumman American Avn. G-1159, registration cancelled 2017-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. G-1159](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-1159) (registry code 3960302)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (registry code 54523)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 229
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 10, 1997
- Last registry action: November 7, 2000
- Mode S code: A046BA
- Owner when cancelled: [J T Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20T%20AVIATION)
- Location: [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7452° N, 73.9781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10016, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117FJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117FJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117FJ-2017-07-18

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Grumman American Avn. G-1159: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-1159.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

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 NYC97FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97FA062), Mar 25, 1997: Grumman American G-1159 (N117FJ), Flushing, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: 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…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19970325003519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970325003519A), Mar 25, 1997: Gulstm G1159 (N117FJ), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Struck a unlighted vehicle on the runway. ATC gave around too late. ATC neglegent clearing 117 ft land rwy blocked.
- [Accident 19890710021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890710021439A), Jul 10, 1989: Gulstm G1159 (N117FJ), Substantial damage. Encountered severe turbulence and struck ground short of runway.

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