# N23DF: 1942 Grumman G-21A, registration cancelled 2016-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Grumman G-21A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-21a) (registry code 3951204)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 654](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20654) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1133
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2000
- Last registry action: April 29, 2003
- Mode S code: A20678
- Owner when cancelled: [Worldwide Aviation Distributors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLDWIDE%20AVIATION%20DISTRIBUTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6584° N, 80.3609° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33176, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23DF-2016-11-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 MIA78FKT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT20), Dec 13, 1977: Grumman G-21 (N23DF), Miami Lakes, FL, destroyed

## 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 19771213042059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771213042059A), Dec 13, 1977: Gruman G21A (N23DF), Miami Lakes, FL, Substantial damage. 70GALS r tank,l tank empty.

## Other aircraft with N23DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23DF): Beech C18S, S/N 6220, built 1944

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