# N604SS: Grumman G-73, registration cancelled 2013-05-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 14, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman G-73](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-73) (registry code 3951802)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-783](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-783) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: J4
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 13, 1955
- Certificate issued: April 20, 1982
- Last registry action: January 7, 1989
- Mode S code: A7D7BC
- Owner when cancelled: [Virgin Islands Seaplane Shuttle Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIRGIN%20ISLANDS%20SEAPLANE%20SHUTTLE%20INC)
- Location: Christiansted, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N604SS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=604SS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604SS-2013-05-14

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 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 MIA87FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA013), Oct 28, 1986: Grumman G-73 (N604SS), St. Croix, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## 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 19861028052119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861028052119A), Oct 28, 1986: Gulstm G73 (N604SS), St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The amphibian impacted the water after aileron cable was burned through by electrical short. Improper maintenance.

## Other aircraft with N604SS

- [Cancelled 2023-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N604SS-2023-05-09): Cessna 525A, S/N 525A-0066. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Kenmore Crew Leasing Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENMORE%20CREW%20LEASING%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Bellingham, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellingham)

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