# N204RC: Gulfstream American G-1159A, registration cancelled 1991-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American G-1159A](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159a) (registry code 3970109)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1988
- Last registry action: August 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A1A259
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Waves Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20WAVES%20CORP)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204RC-1991-10-16

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 Gulfstream American G-1159A: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159a.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 MIA91WA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91WA164), Jun 18, 1991: Gulfstream G-1159A (N204RC), Caracas, Venezuela, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N204RC

- [Cancelled 1996-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204RC-1996-12-06): Lockheed L-1011-385-1-15, S/N 193B1215. Exported to Aruba. Owner: [Raven L1011 Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAVEN%20L1011%20CORPORATION), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas)

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