Aircraft Description
N48550 is a 1939 Grumman G-21A, a twin-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation INC in Mobile, AL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on May 15, 1996. The registration certificate was issued on April 21, 2022. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N48550 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5FE4C (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N48550 was last updated on July 28, 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-21A model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N48550. 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: 2026-05-01 01:32:20 UTC