# N8AS: 1943 Grumman G-44, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman G-44](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (registry code 3951502)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-734](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-734), [TCDS E-275](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-275) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1315
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1982
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1978
- Last registry action: January 17, 2012
- Mode S code: AADD3C
- Owner when cancelled: [Braunstein Michael B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRAUNSTEIN%20MICHAEL%20B)
- Location: [Craryville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Craryville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1713° N, 73.6505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12521, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8AS-2018-01-09

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-44: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44.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 ERA13FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA225), May 2, 2013: Grumman G-44 (N8AS), Catskill, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s misjudgment of the airplane’s altitude above the water and early flare for a landing on water with a glassy condition, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and…

## 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 20130502009369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130502009369A), May 2, 2013: Grumman G-44 (N8AS), Catskill, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Upon approach to the hudson river, the aircraft experienced a sharp left bank and nose down attitude crashing into the river destroying the aircraft.

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