# N1257A: Grumman G-21A, registration cancelled 1998-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1998
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 654](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20654) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1184
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1996
- Last registry action: November 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A06993
- Owner when cancelled: [Las Vegas Aircraft Sales And Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAS%20VEGAS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20AND%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Henderson, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Henderson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.0615° N, 115.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89014, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1257A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1257A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1257A-1998-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 G-21A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870728040209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728040209I), Jul 28, 1987: Grumav G21A (N1257A), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. During taxi after a water landing a speedboat struck the aircrafts right float and fuselage.
- [Incident 19870402014799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870402014799I), Apr 2, 1987: Grumav G21A (N1257A), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. One main gear remained up, the other down. Landed beside runway, gear box drive flange had sheared.
- [Incident 19870121004319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870121004319I), Jan 21, 1987: Grumav G21A (N1257A), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Amphibian was troughing the landing when a secondary swell caused sideload on float actuator.

## Other aircraft with N1257A

- [Cancelled 1954-10-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1257A-1954-10-13): Piper PA-18S, S/N 18-1081. Owner: [Zembarlin Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEMBARLIN%20ANDREW), [Terminal Island, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Terminal%20Island)

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