Aircraft Description
N168WS is a 1946 Grumman G-73, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Pantechnicon Aviation LTD in Minden, NV. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 8, 1997. The registration certificate was issued on April 26, 1997. The registration is set to expire on January 31, 2030. Powered by a P&w R1340 SERIES engine producing 600 horsepower, N168WS is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1116B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N168WS was last updated on September 30, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Grumman Aircraft (later Northrop Grumman) was a major American aircraft manufacturer known for naval fighters in World War II and the Apollo Lunar Module. In general aviation, the Grumman American AA-5 and Tiger series remain popular sport aircraft. AviatorDB tracks 473 Grumman aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the G-73 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N168WS. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC