# N900DH: 1972 Grumman G-1159, registration cancelled 2020-12-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 2, 2020
- Exported to: France
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Grumman G-1159](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-1159) (registry code 3953505)
- Engine: [Rolls-Royce SPEY MK 511SR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-spey-mk-511sr) (registry code 54523)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 111
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 2020
- Certificate issued: October 14, 2014
- Last registry action: September 26, 2017
- Mode S code: AC6F7F
- Owner when cancelled: [Safran USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFRAN%20USA%20INC)
- Location: [Irving, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Irving)
- Owner type: Non-citizen corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9106° N, 97.0005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75063, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N900DH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=900DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N900DH-2020-12-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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-1159: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-1159.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2005FA0001034](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001034), Jun 11, 2005: PROXIMITY SWITCH. LOOSE. AC DEPARTED FOR 3 DAY TRIP. AC MADE A STOP TO PICK UP 1 PASSENGER, THEN TOOK OFF AND HEADED TO PICK UP ANOTHER PASSENGER. ON EXTENDING THE GEAR, LT GEAR DOWN AN
- [SDR 97ZZZX1818](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1818), Feb 24, 1997: BRUSH. WORN. BLACK STREAKS WERE NOTICED ON THE ENGINE COWLING BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FOUND THE DC GENERATOR TO HAVE PREMATURE BRUSH WEAR, WORN BEYOND LIMITS (NO WEAR MARK
- [SDR 95ZZZX1920](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1920), Mar 30, 1995: BRUSH. WORN. BLACK STREAKS WERE NOTICED ON THE ENGINE COWLING BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FOUND THE DC GENERATOR TO HAVE PREMATURE BRUSH WEAR, WORN BEYOND LIMITS (NO WEAR MARK
- [SDR 95ZZZX1921](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1921), Mar 16, 1995: BRUSH. WORN. BLACK STREAKS WERE NOTICED ON THE ENGINE COWLING BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL. FOUND THE D. C. GENERATOR TO HAVE PREMATURE BRUSH WEAR, WORN BEYOND LIMITS (NO WEAR M

## 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.

- [Incident 20041007029699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007029699I), Oct 7, 2004: Gulstm G1159 (N900DH), Monterey, CA. (-23) On taxi in after landing, the right (#2) engine was shut down and a tail pipe fire occurred upon stopping at the FBO parking area.

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