# N80RD: Grumman G-159, registration cancelled 1991-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 198
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1985
- Last registry action: September 24, 1991
- Mode S code: AAE0FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Rdc Marine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RDC%20MARINE%20INC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7482° N, 95.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77056, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80RD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80RD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80RD-1991-10-24

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 FTW90MA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90MA161), Aug 23, 1990: Grumman G-159 (N80RD), Houston, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN A PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH OF A POWER LOSS TO TRIGGER AND/OR COMPLETE THE AUTOFEATHERING OPERATION 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 19900823035319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823035319A), Aug 23, 1990: Gulstm G159 (N80RD), Houston, TX, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Left engine compressor stall on nose high,slow speed,early liftoff. Left wing hit. Cartwheeled. Prop not feathered.

## Other aircraft with N80RD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80RD): Cessna 208, S/N 20800085, built 1986

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