# N150FB: Grumman G-73, registration cancelled 1996-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman G-73](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (registry code 3951802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-783](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-783) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: J51
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1992
- Last registry action: July 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A0CAAE
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying Boat Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20BOAT%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0870° N, 80.1530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33315, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N150FB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=150FB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N150FB-1996-09-09

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-73: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73.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 MIA94FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94FA097), Mar 18, 1994: Grumman G-73T (N150FB), Key West, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO ASSURE THE BILGES WERE ADEQUATELY PUMPED FREE OF WATER (ADEQUATELY PREFLIGHTED), WHICH RESULTED IN THE AFT CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMIT TO BE EXCEEDED, AND FAILURE OF…

## 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.

- [Accident 19940318005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318005829A), Mar 18, 1994: Gruman G73T (N150FB), Key West, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Moored to dock several hours. Observed to pitch up on water takeoff. Had failed check bilge or use pumps reflight.

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