# N68TG: Grumman G-159, registration cancelled 1983-11-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 2, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman G-159](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159) (registry code 3952202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 68
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 13, 1973
- Mode S code: A9028E
- Owner when cancelled: [US Salvage Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/US%20SALVAGE%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68TG
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68TG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68TG-1983-11-02

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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-159: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-159.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 DCA83AA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA83AA032), Jul 16, 1983: Grumman G-159 (N68TG), Blountville, TN, 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 19830715075959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715075959A), Jul 15, 1983: Gulstm G159 (N68TG), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Destroyed. Landed long at dusk in haze. Ran off end of runway down slope into a fence.

## Other aircraft with N68TG

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68TG): Gallo Anthony BD-6, S/N BD6102, built 2018

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