Canadian G44, G44A, & SCAN-30 Widgeons

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This is a list of 23 of the Grumman G-44's, 9 G-44A's and 4 Scan Type 30 "Widgeon's" that have been registered in Canada and as of April, 2021 there are only 6 shown on the Canadian Registry, which are these:

Mark Mfg. Model s/n Registered Owner

C-FNGD Grumman G-44 1210 1375420 Ontario Ltd., Mooretown, Ontario

C-FWVV Grumman G-44 1293 Daryl Francoeur, Abbotsford, British Columbia

C-FBCP Grumman G-44 1327 CF-BGS Aircraft Inc., Mississauga, Ontario

C-FNOX Grumman G-44A 1414 Pat Powell Holdings Ltd., Cochrane, Alberta

CF-LOK Grumman G-44A 1437 Braden Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia.

CF-ODR S.C.A.N. Scan-30 28 Mark Williston, Delta, British Columbia
under license
from Grumman

These 6 aircraft are also listed below in the list of Widgeon aircraft that have been/or are registered in Canada.

I did not copy word for word from the book, "The Grumman Amphibians" by Fred J. Knight and Colin R. Smith but just kinda followed the life of the Grumman G-44 / G-44A / Scan Type 30 Widgeons registered in Canada and what happened to them and where they are now.

I started at the beginning of the c/n numbers, that's right, they were called construction numbers, not serial numbers but to simplify it, I will call them s/n's since most refer and call them serial numbers.

Dates are: (Year) (Month) (Day)

PART 1

G-44's


s/n 1210

Built as G-44. Bill of sale from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., to Thomas C. Eastman, Hicksville, NY., 1941-05-08 with CofA and CofR for NC28671. Bill of sale to Jack & Heinz Inc., Bedford, OH., 1944-02-15. Experimental CofA 1945-06-06 for flight testing an experimental auto-pilot and re-reg. NX28671. Experimental CofA issued again 1946-01-24 for more test flights by Grover Tyler, Chief Test Pilot, followed by a Standard CofA 1946-08-15. Bill of sale Jack & Heinz Precision Industries Inc., to Henry A Canning, Cleveland, OH., 1947-01-07 for $10,000. CofR NC28671 issued 1947-03-18. Bill of sale to Collins Brothers Inc., Mechanicville, NY., 1948-06-02 for $9,000 and CofR issued 1948-06-18. Bill of sale to Indamer Corp., New York, NY., 1951-11-05 with CofR 1951-11-16; vented step installed April, 1952. Bill of sale to Vaughn Monroe Productions Inc., Boston, MA., 1952-07-11 with CofR 1952-07-30. CofA 1952-10-31 at TFH: 1,945hrs. Bill of sale to Georgia Longini, Barrington, IL., 1953-05-29 with CofR 1953-07-09. Bill of sale Stanley Griffin, West Palm Beach, FL., 1955-05-15 with CofR 1955-05-26. Bill of sale to Amphibian Parts Inc., Miami, FL., 1958-12-09 with CofR 1959-02-11, Converted to Continental IO-470-D power October, 1962 and Experimental CofA issued 1962-11-05 for R&D; reissued 1963-02-06 and 1963-07-18; converted to IO-470-E with Hartzell HC-82XF-2B props per STC SA81SO, with CofA 1964-01-17 at TFH: 2,812hrs. Bill of sale to ABC Services, Miami, FL., 1964-04-27 with CofR 1964-05-14. Re-reg. N132X, 1964-06-11. Bill of sale to Manley Brothers, Chesterton, IN., 1966-07-07 with CofR 1966-08-09. Accident, 1966-07-31; aircraft "destroyed" after stalling after a bounced downwind landing at Kendallville Municipal Air Port, IN. Pilot and 4 passengers seriously injured. Returned to ABC Services,/F. W. Cuttrelle on the bill of sale, 1966-10-10 and CofR issued 1966-11-15. Bill of sale (undated but possibly December, 1969) F. W. Cuttrelle to Thompson Flying Service Inc., Jackson. WY. CofR applied for 1969-12-09 and issued 1970-02-11. CofR revoked by FAA, 1976-10-22 bur re-issued to Richard V. Peck, King Salmon, AK., 1977-01-20 after aircraft transferred to him on bill of sale dated 1974-10-12. After Richard V. Peck died, title to the aircraft was transferred by bill of sale from Rulon
V. Peck (Administrator of his estate) to "Westholm Aviation, Joseph or Janet Lodato", Gardnerville, NV., 1978-03-13. Bill of sale Joseph S. Lodato to Widgeon Quest Inc., Reno, NV., 1997-10-01. Bill of sale (undated) to Executive Dogs Inc., Wilmington, DE., with CofR, 2005-07-20. N254Q issued 2005-08-29, placed on aircraft 2005-09-22 and CofR issued 2005-11-05. Major overhaul and rebuild by Mirabella Aviation, September-December, 2005. (Forms 337 show TFH: 2,812 on 1964-01-17 !); 23-gallon auxiliary fuel tanks installed in each wing, December, 2005. Ownership was granted to Mirabella Aviation Inc., Fort Pierce, FL., 2007-03-08, after a court case against Executive Dogs Inc., Good Marketing Inc. and Marvin Good individually. Offered for sale by auction, with Continental IO-520 engines, April, 2007 at TFH: 2,812hrs. Sold by Lucie County Court to Wolfenden Enterprise Inc. 2007-04-26. Bill of sale to james Randell Baird, Naples, FL., 2007-05-07 with CofR 2007-07-19. Cleveland wheels and brakes installed 2007-11-12 per STC SA121EA, still quoting TFH 2,812hrs. McCauley props installed April, 2009 per STC 00893CH. Current and airworthy May, 2013 with CofR due to expire 2015-04-30. No information between 2015-04-30 and when USCAR shows CofR 2016-04-05, to Keybank Na.- Personal Representative, Naples, FL., and then cancelled from USCAR: 2017-06-07 and exported to Canada and reg. as C-FNGD, 2017-08-09 to 1375420 Ontario Ltd., Mooretown, ON. CCAR shows current as of April, 2021 with last CofR, 2017-08-09. Reg. Owner: 1375420 Ontario Ltd., Mooretown, ON.

Well I lied!! the above is copied in its entirety and I did it to show all what is shown in the book and to let you see how some of these aircraft are sold and resold and resold etc. If you count the owners you should come up with (22) with s/n 1210. I also copied the next one (s/n 1213) in its entirety again to let you see how some of these aircraft flew from owner to owner to owner etc. etc. If you count them up it should be 29 different owners. In both these two aircraft there are some owners that are what I call "flippers", a flipper is a person/company, let's call him/it "B". Ok, B hears that A has an aircraft for sale, he also known that C is looking for an aircraft like A has. He buys the aircraft from A and (of course) marks it up and sells it to C. Hey! its called free enterprise.


s/n 1213

Built as G-44 and reg. NC28674 to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. Bill of sale to Hayes Aircraft Accessories Corp., New York, NY., 1941-05-24 with CofA and CofR also on the same date; nominal change to Seyah Corp., with CofR 1942-08-17. Bill of sale Seyah to F. William Zelcer (same address) 1942-10-22 with CofR 1943-01-11; used by the Civil Air Patrol. Bill of sale Republic Aviation Corp., Farmingdale, NY., 1943-08-18 with CofR 1943-08-19. Bill of sale to Allan Tool & Manufacturing Division, Wolab Corp., Columbus, OH., 1944-09-01 with with CofR 1944-11-08. Bill of sale to John W. Galbreath, Columbus, OH., 1946-01-26 with CoR 1946-06-17. Bill of sale to Ohio Aviation Co., Vandalia, OH., 1950-09-25. Bill of sale to Union National Bank, Lowell. MA.,1951-03-21. Bill of sale to Merrimac Aircraft Inc., Dracut, MA., 1951-03-21 with CofR 1951-04-11: used by Reebal Flying Service Inc., Dracut, MA. Bill of sale to Peirce Brothers Oil Service Inc., Waltham, MA., 1951-07-17 with CofR 1951-08-17. CofA 1952-05-26 at TFH: 2,956hrs. Bill of sale to E. F. Spicer, Stockbridge, MA., 1953-05-21. Bill of sale to Link Aeronautical Corp., Endicott, NY., 1955-07-11 with CofR 1955-08-08. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B1B by Link Aeronautical Corp., Endicott, NY., 1956-02-23 with CofA 1956-07-17 at TFH: 3,475hrs. CF-WHT allotted to Terry Machinery, 1956-08-20; authority to ferry Endicott, NY. to Montreal, PQ., 1956-08-26; U.S. CofA for export and CofA , both issued 1956-09-05. Bill of sale Link Aeronautical Corp. to Lund Aviation (Canada) Ltd., 1956-09-05 [The Canadian file has 1956-09-10]. Bill of sale to Terry Machinery, St. Laurent, PQ., 1956-09-13 with CofR as CF-WHT. Traded for G-44A s/n 1473 on bill of sale to James C. Welsch, Garden City, Long Island, NY., 1957-08-01 and cancelled from CCAR: 1957-09-17. Transferred by bill of sale to Welsch-Ayer Inc., New York, NY., 1957-07-22 (sic) and re-reg. N5560A with CofA 1957-08-28 at TFH: 4,087hrs., and CofR 1957-10-23. Bill of sale to Trans-Aire Corp., New Orleans, LA.,1958-02-12 with CofR 1958-03-06. Re-reg. N199TA with CofR 1960-06-23. Bill of sale to Little Rock Airmotive, Little Rock, AK., 1964-08-25. Re-reg. N199T with CofR 1979-12-15; Experimental CofA 1971-02-03 after major overhaul and CofA 1971-02-10 at TFH: 4,732hrs. Bill of sale to Arkansas Aviation Sales Inc., Little Rock, AK., 1971-02-20. Bill of sale to Two Jacks Inc., Arlington, TN., 1971-12-01. Bill of sale to Walter Fuller Aircraft Sales Inc., Richardson, TX., 1972-06-07. with CofR 1972-06-21. Bill of sale to Western Aircraft Leasing Co., Claymont, DE., 1974-02-26 with CofR same date. Accident, 1974-07-27: ground-looped and gear collapsed on landing at Norwood, MA., after a flight from Louisville. KY., via Wilkes Barre, PA; pilot and two passengers uninjured but aircraft substantially damaged. Bill of sale to Harold Averbuck, Newton, MA., August, 1974 with CofR 1974-08-23. Bill of sale to James L. and Janice O. Faiks, Anchorage, AK., 1975-08-09 with CofR 1975-08-29. Bill of sale to Noel Merrill Wien, Anchorage, AK., 1975-10-03 with CofR 1975-10-31. Bill of sale Fred F. Richards, Anchorage, AK., 1976-03-10 with CofR 1976-03-26. Bill of sale to Fanda Corp., Homer, AK., April, 1977. Bill of sale to Neal & Co. Inc., Homer, AK., 1981-04-08 with CofR 1981-07-20. Bill of sale to Popsie Fish Co., Homer, AK., 1989-07-20 with CofR 989-10-05. To Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, Anchorage, AK., with CofR 2010-05-25. To Michael U. Harder, Dillingham, AK., with CofR 2010-10-28. Current and airworthy May, 2013 with CofR due to expire 2013-10-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N-Number Entered: N199T
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2010-10-28
Expiration Date: 2022-10-31
Reg. Owner: Michael U. Harder, Dillingham, Alaska.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1230

Built as G-44 and reg. NC1700 to Roger Wolf Kahn, New York, NY., September, 1941. Acquired by USAAF and formally accepted 1942-03-12. Designated OA-14 and allocated the serial 42-38219. Boilling (USAAF base), Washington, DC., 1942-03-12; France Field, Panama, etc, etc., till struck off command, 1945-04-06. Reg. as G-44, NC54096 to Nathanial A. Kalt, Dallas, TX., 1945. Through a couple more owners until sold to Newfoundland Airways Ltd., as VO-ABU, 1948-11-17. Newfoundland joined Canada, 1949-03-31 and aircraft reg. CF-GPJ, CofA nd CofR both issued 1949-05-12. Through three other owners until bought by B.C. Government, Dept. of Public Works, Sidney, B.C., 1955-01-27. Re-engined with Lycoming GO-480-C1D6, inspected and issued CofA at TFH: 7,071hrs., valid until 1967-06-23. Bill of sale Province of B.C. to McKinnon Enterprise, Sandy, OR., 1967-09-30 in exchange for G-21 Goose s/n B-138 N501M (McKinnon G-21C Hybrid s/n 1203) Cancelled from CCAR: 1968-03-18 and Reg. N501M, 1968-04-02. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines with CofA 1968-05-13 at TFH: 7,142hrs. Through two more owners, then re-reg. as N5AS, 1974-06-18. Re-reg as N1AS 1975-08-11. CofA 1977-01-21 at TFH: 7,674hrs. Through five more owners until purchased by Beacon West LLC, ℅ Robert G. Williams, Coeur D'Alene ID., 2001-10-17 with CofR 2002-02-12. Address change to Hayden Lake, ID. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2013-12-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N1AS
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2002-02-12
Expiration Date: 2022-07-31
Reg. Owner: Beacon West LLC, ℅ Robert G. Williams, Hayden Lake, Idaho.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1235

Built as G-44, reg. NC37185 allocated but ntu. Reg. as NC1000 to Swiflite Corp., New York, NY., 1941-10-22 and operated by Cities Service Corp. To Pan American Airways,(PAA) converted to training aircraft circa early 1942. Purchased by the US Navy in 1942 for operations by the NATS under contract to Pan American at New York. Aircraft designated J4F-2 with BuAer serial 99077 circa early 1945 and therefore not worn until 1945 at earliest; records missing but served with PAA Atlantic Division, New York from at least April 1944 until May, 1945; NAS Seattle May 1945, for reconditioning; NAS Norfolk 1945-10-08. Struck off command, Norfolk, 1947-02-28 as obsolete and surplus. Reg. as G-44, N9933H to Aluminum Industries Inc., Cincinnati, OH., by 1956. Converted to Super Widgeon by McKinnon. Bill of sale from Aluminum Industries Inc. to Carl Millard Ltd., Toronto, ON., 1965-11-02. Allotted CF-JXX, 1957-05-14. Inspected 1957-06-17 at TFH: 3,113hrs. N9933H cancelled from USCAR: 1957-07-01 and CofR issued for CF-JXX to Carl Millard Ltd., 1957-07-05. Through seven more owners in Canada, until purchased by Tradewinds Aviation, Vancouver, B.C., on 1975-06-19. Re-reg as C-FJXX, 1975-06-27. Accident, 1976-09-28; pilot, Fred May, while landing on South arm of Fraser River, B.C., aircraft struck a large swell, porpoised, nosed over and sank. Bill of sale 1976-11-10 from Stewart Smith (Canada) Ltd. to Pacific Aircraft Salvage Inc., Vancouver, B.C., "as is". Bill of sale to Green Valley Aviation Ltd., Everett, WA. Seen at Paine Field, Seattle, WA., undergoing rebuild of forward fuselage, 1977-01-03. Cancelled from CCAR: 1978-10-27 and reg. N9015R to Green Valley Aviation Ltd., Granite Falls, WA., November, 1978, with Experimental CofA 1978-11-10 (after installation of Lycoming GO-480 engines??) Restored to N9933H with Island Chevron Service Inc., Kodiak, AK., 1978-12-02. Accident, 1980-09-02: stalled and crash into sea after water take-off from Kodiak, AK for a flight to Danger Bay, AK; pilot uninjured but aircraft substantially damaged. To Peter A Soby, Pinehurst, NC., 1984-07-30 and later at Boulder, CO. Sold to Windy Hill Widgeon Works LLC, ℅ Marilyn M. Soby, Boulder, CO., with CofR 1999-07-13. Current May, 2013 but airworthiness still listed as Experimental with CofR due to expire 2014-10-31. No information on aircraft until 2019-04-05, when it show the owner as Northern Flyer LLC., Anchorage, AK. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N41GW
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2019-04-05
Expiration Date: 2022-04-30
Reg. Owner: Northern Flyer LLC., Anchorage, Alaska
Classification: Experimental


s/n 1240

Built as G-44 and allotted CF-BVN to J. P. Bickell (President of McIntyre Porcupine Mines Ltd.) 1941-11-12. CofR and CofA to J. P. Bickell, Toronto, ON., 1942-01-08 (to replace G-21 Goose CF-BKE, donated to RCAF); CF-BVN is believed to have been based at Malton, ON., (the primary Victory Aircraft factory) from 1942 until 1945. Through three more owners until purchased by Dept. of Game & Fisheries, Quebec City, PQ., 1951-06-22. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming
GO-435-C2B2 engines, 1954-08-23 using McKinnon-Hickman Kit No. 101270. Through three more owners until purchased by Wunder Machine Co. Ltd., Kitchener, ON., 1964-12-31. Accident, 1966-07-17; en route from Prince George, B.C to Fort Nelson, B.C., at mile 167 Alaska Hwy., partial failure of left engine lead to a precautionary landing on a small strip. On landing, aircraft swung to the right, with wing hitting small trees. Bill of sale to Meyers Industries Inc., Tecumseh, MI., 1967-11-15 with CofR for N491 1968-04-10. Cancelled from CCAR: December, 1967. Through two more owners until purchased by Brian J. and Karen S. Van Wagnen, Jackson, MI., 2004-03-01 with CofR 2004-03-30. Converted to Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 engines, per STC SA380WE, and increase of gross weight to 5,500lbs. Current and airworthy May, 2013 with CofR due to expire 2014-04-30. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N7491
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2004-03-30
Expiration Date: 2023-04-30
Reg. Owner: Brian J. Van Wagnen, Jackson, Michigan.
Classification: Standard.


s/n 1265

Built for the U. S. Coast Guard as J4F-1, serial V215. Delivered to USCG 1942-05-30; CGAS Biloxi, MS., by July, 1942 (when detached to NAS Houma, LA.) until at least February, 1943. Struck off command as surplus March, 1947. Reg. as G-44, NC1234N to F. K. Brunton, Bellevue, WA., Operated by Alaska Airlines in 1950. To Gentry W. Schster, Anchorage, AK., by April, 1952. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-435-C2B engines with Hartzell HC-83x20-2A props by McKinnon, 1955-07-19. Reg. CF-IIQ allotted Vancouver Aircraft Sales Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1955-10-30. Authority to ferry Portland, OR. to Vancouver, B.C., 1955-11-29. Bill of sale McKinnon-Hickman Co, Portland, OR. to Vancouver Aircraft Sales Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1955-11-30. Bill of sale to Granby Mining, 1955-12-08 at TFH: 5,795hrs. CofR and CofA for CF-IIQ issued to Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1955-11-30. Through two more owners until purchased by Imperial Airways, 1959-11-12. Cof A and CofR issued to Imperial Airways Ltd., Prince George, B.C., 1959-11-27. Leased to Ben Ginter Construction Co. Ltd. for 6 months from 1959-12-01. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines with Hartzell HC-83x20-2A props by McKinnon, 1960-12-16; Inspected at TFH: 7,865hrs. and CofA renewed, valid until 1967-07-01. after a couple mishaps a few of sub-leasing, and two more owners, was purchased by Dewiley Holeman, King Cove, AK., 1977-01-27 and cancelled from CCAR: 1977-03-08. CofR for N99341 to Dewiley Holeman, King Cove, AK., 1977-04-20. CofA 1977-03-18 with Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines. Bill of sale to Kachemak Air Service Inc., Homer AK., 1978-12-08 with CofR 1978-02-07. Re-reg. N99431 1979-02-17. Bill of sale to Dr. James E. Schuster, Fond du Lac, WI., 1981-11-03 with CofR 1982-03-15. Accident, 1983-04-19; nosed over in water landing with gear down at Fond du Lac, WI. Bill of sale to Janet Y. Burns, Hampshire, IL., 1983-06-02 with CofR 1983-08-30. Bill of sale to Gaston Elvin Small III, Elizabeth City, NC., 2000-07-31 with CofR 2004-01-15. No FAA repair Form 337's after September, 1982, but listed as current and airworthy May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2013-09-30. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N99431
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2015-10-06
Expiration Date: 2021-10-31
Reg. Owner: Gaston Elvin Small III, Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Classification: Standard.


s/n 1293

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32939. Accepted 1942-12-31; NAS New York, 1943-01-07; NAS Norfolk, 1943-01-10; missing records but with Naval Attaché to Haiti by October 1944; NAS Guantanamo Bay, December, 1945 and struck off command there, 1946-08-31 as obsolete and surplus. Reg. as G-44, NC1068M to H. L. Brundage, Miami, FL., 1947-03-31: later as N1068M Sold to General Leopoldo Vivas Gonzalez, date unknown. Sold to Abelrdo Hernandez B, Caracas, Venezuela, date unknown. Sold to Silvio F. De Yoreo, Rochelle Park, NJ., 1957-08-19 Re-reg. YV-T-CTX to De Yoreo, 1957-10-20 with CofA same date, but cancelled 1957-12-31, as sold to USA. Remained property of De Yoreo and CofA issued 1958-03-03. Re-reg. N4147A 1958-07-23; address changed to Bedford, TX., by 1975. To James Barnett Driscoll, Wasilla, AK., April, 1988. To Thomas O. Young, Lake Oswego, OR., with CofR 1997-10-10; address change to Battle Ground, WA. cancelled from USCAR: 2012-04-25, exported to Canada. No information until it was reg., as C-FWVV, on 2018-01-15 to Daryl Francoeur, Abbotsford, B.C. CCAR shows current as of April, 2021 with last CofR, 2018-01-15. Reg. Owner: Daryl Francoeur, Abbotsford, B.C.


s/n 1298

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32944. Accepted 1943-02-27; NAS Norfolk, 1943-03-12; NAS Anacostia, 1943-03-15; records missing, Pool Pearl Harbor, July, 1945 and struck off command there 1945-08-31 as obsolete and surplus. Reg. as G-44, NC62002 to K-T Flying Service Ltd., Honolulu, HI., August, 1946. Re-reg. N353CW and was the first conversion to Super Widgeon, with 270hp Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines, by McKinnon. Authority to ferry Portland, OR. to Brandon, MB. Canada, 1961-03-17. CofA and CofR for CF-NHG to Donald S. Paterson, Winnipeg, MB., 1961-04-20; inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 2,332hrs. valid until 1963-04-05; at TFH: 4,090hrs., valid until 1977-08-03. Bill of sale to Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., 1983-10-07 for US$100,000. Cancelled from CCAR: 1983-10-17 and reg. N4492N to Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., Healy, AK., with CofR 1983-10-19. CofA 1984-03-27 at TFH: 4,477hrs. Transferred by bill of sale to Joseph Emil Usibelli Trustee, Fairbanks, AK., 1999-11-27 with CofR 2000-12-22. Current and airworthy May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2016-02-16. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N4499N
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2020-08-05
Expiration Date: 2023-08-31
Reg. Owner: Joseph Emil Usibelli Trustee, Fairbanks, Alaska
Classification: Standard.


s/n 1299

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32945. Accepted 1943-02-27; NAS Norfolk, 1943-03-14; NAS Banana River, FL., March, 1946 and struck off command there 1946-06-30 as obsolete and surplus. Reg. G-44, NC69168 to W. W. Windle Company, Millbury, MA., and latter to N69168. To Groveton Paper Co., Groveton, NH., by June 1963. To McKinnon Enterprise, Sandy, OR. To Peyton Hawes, Portland, OR., 1970 and re-reg. N2PS, 1973. Accident, 1973-11-11; crashed after take-off for a flight to Miami, Fl., and came to rest in water at Dry Tortugas-Garden, Key Fl., pilot and two passengers uninjured but aircraft substantially damaged. NTSB found a broken elevator cable to be the cause. To Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Homestead, FL., by 1977. N2PS cancelled from USCAR: 1984-09-24. Bill of sale Amphibian Sales Inc., Miami, FL., to Aero Sales & Leasing, 1992-11-06 as parts. Allotted C-GWJA, 1992-11-17. CofR to Aero Sales & Leasing Ltd., Campbell River, B.C., as C-GWJA, 1993-05-04; address changed to Merville, B.C., 1996-06-18. Reported as restoration project 1999-01-01 to 2003-01-30. Cancelled from CCAR: 2005-09-12 to USA and reg. N299CN, 2005-11-18 to Charles F. and Judith A. Nichols Trustee, Baldwin Park, CA., on temporary CofA. Stored, dismantled, at Yanks Air Museum, Chino, CA., (still marked as N2PS) as of October, 2007. N299CN listed as current but not airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2015-10-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N299CN
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2018-08-18
Expiration Date: 2024-08-31
Reg. Owner: Charles F. Nichols Trustee, Baldwin Park, California.
Classification: Unknown


s/n 1306

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32952. Accepted and delivered 1943-04-25; NAS Norfolk, 1943-04-30; records missing, Pool NAS Quonset Point, RI., 1945-07-21 and struck off command there, 1946-08-31as obsolete and surplus. Reg. G-44, NC66273 to Smith Equipment Company, Columbus, SC., and later, N66273. To Amphibian Charters Inc., Beaver Falls, NY. as N273L in May, 1962. To J. Curtiss McKinney, Titusville, PA., as N278L, 1964-03-23. To Endicott P. Davison, New Canaan, CT., 1969. Converted to Super Widgeon with with Lycoming GO-435-C2B2 engines (date unknown). CF-QPL allotted to Dr. Slade, Burlington, ON., 1971-05-27. Authority to ferry Linden, NJ. to Hamilton, ON., 1971-05-27. Bill of sale Davison to Slade, 1971-06-10. Inspected and cancelled from USCAR: 1971-06-16 at TFH: 5,609hrs. with CofA 1971-06-17 and CofR for CF-QPL to Reginald H. Slade, Burlington, ON., 1971-06-25; CofA renewed at TFH: 5,942hrs., valid until 1976-06-28. Reverted by bill of sale to James C. Mckinney, Titusville, PA., 1976-05-19 for $57,000. Bill of sale Estate of Mckinney to Amphibian Parts Inc., Miami, FL., 1978 and cancelled from CCAR: 1978-03-20. To N25DF for Richard Hough, Morristown, NJ., January, 1978. To Richard R. Hough, dab Fisher Forestry & Reality Co., Concord, NH., November, 1990. To Robert M. Hough, Derry, NH., with CofR 1992-08-28: uprated to Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 engines; address change to Windham. NH. Current but not airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2015-01-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N25DF
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 1992-08-28
Expiration Date: 2024-01-31
Reg. Owner: Robert M. Hough, Windham, New Hampshire.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1309

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32955. Accepted 1943-05-17 and delivered 1943-05-18; records missing but with NAS Brunswick, ME., by September, 1944. NAS Brunswick, July, 1946 and struck off command there as obsolete and surplus. Reg. G-44, NC9863H to Atwood Vacuum Machine Co., Rockford, IL., by 1946-12-17; and by 1947-07-03 to Seth G. Atwood, Rockford, IL., as N9863H; by 1949-10-14 back to Atwood Vacuum Machine Co., Rockford, IL. Reg. allotted CF-GYZ to Associated Aero Services Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1951-03-28. Bill of sale Seth G. Atwood/Atwood Vacuum Machine Co. to Realite Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1951-04-03. CofA and CofR for CF-GYZ issued 1951-04-03 and N9863H cancelled from USCAR: 1951-04-23. Leased to Associated Air Taxi Ltd. for one year. CofA renewed at TFH: 1,089hrs., valid until 1953-04-03; and at TFH: 1,525hrs., valid until 1954-02-12. Bill of sale Realite Ltd. to Pacific Western Airlines Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1953-06-16 for $14,500; CofR issued 1953-06-16. CofA renewed at TFH: 2,444hrs., valid until 1955-11-25. On 1956-05-22 the aircraft took off on a non-scheduled flight from Kemano, B.C. to Kitimat, B.C. with the pilot and two passengers. Before take-off at Kemano the pilot had been requested to look out for a missing man who might have been on a beach between Dorothy Island and Hopkins Point. The aircraft was observed in the vicinity of Dorothy Island, apparently making the search as requested, and when last seen was heading North over Hopkins Point. When the aircraft failed to arrive at Kitimat a search was begun. The wreckage was found about 8hrs later submerged in 35 feet of water, about 100yds., from the West shore of Eagle Bay, B. C. The pilot, Victor Deeks 28 and the two passengers, Angus Landcaster Chalmers 43 and Harold C. Casey 34 were dead and the aircraft destroyed. The wreckage was salvaged but the starboard wing and engine were not found. Both the rudder trim tab indicator and the trim tab were set for full left rudder, perhaps indicating a loss of power on the starboard engine. The undercarriage was locked down, but no evidence of malfunction could be found in the aircraft and engine controls. Cancelled from CCAR: 1956-06-18.


s/n 1311

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32957. Accepted 1943-05-22 and delivered 1943-05-28: records missing, eventually to NAS Memphis, TN., August, 1946 and struck off comment there 1946-09-30 as obsolete and surplus. Reg. G-44, NC9591H to Detroit School of Aviation Inc., Royal Oak MI. To Leland C. Roskay, Niles, MI., as N9591H. CF-HEN allotted to Sanderson Aircraft Ltd., Malton. ON., 1953-06-17; authority to ferry Niles, MI. to Toronto, ON., 1953-06-18. Bill of sale Leland Roskay to Sanderson Aircraft Ltd., 1953-07-17; Bill of sale Sanderson Aircraft to Arthur Tateishi, 1953-07-21. CofA and CofR both issued for CF-HEN to Arthur Tateishi, Toronto, ON., 1953-07-17 (Tateishi was President of Seabreeze Manufacturing, Toronto, ON.). Inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 962hrs., valid until 1955-07-07. Converted to Lycoming GO-480-B1B power, 1956-04-02; inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 1,318hrs. valid until 1957-07-07. Through three more owners until purchased by North Coast Air Services Ltd., Prince Rupert, B.C., 1967-02-28. Inspected at TFH: 3,407hrs., valid until 1972-11-03. Bill of sale to Dean Franklin Aviation Enterprise, Miami, FL., 1973-07-19 and cancelled from CCAR: 1973-07-20. To Antonio Bascaro, Guatemala City, Guatemala as N62881 in 1973. Reported reg. to J. J. Campbell, Woodinville, WA., by 1975 but reg. TG-BIZ to Richard Eugene Cater, Guatemala City, Guatemala, with CofR 1982-12-10. Bill of sale to Michael L. Cozad, Las Vegas, NV., 2002-06-26. TG-BIZ cancelled 2003-07-23, aircraft returned to USA for restoration and stored at Chandler, AZ. CofR N744MC issued 2003-12-05 with temporary CofA. Standard CofA at TFH: 4,725hrs., issued 2010-08-26 with Lycoming GO-480-B1B engines and Hartzell HC-83x20-2C1 props. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 201306-30. It appears the aircraft was exported to the Bahamas in 2014. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N744MC is Deregistered Export To: Bahamas
Serial Number: 1311
Grumman G-44
Certificate Issue Date: 2003-12-05
Cancel Date: 2014-03-21
Reg. Owner: Michael L. Cozad, Sanger, Texas.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1312

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32958. Accepted 1943-05-19 and delivered 1943-05-30: records missing, but with NAS Guantanamo Bay, by August, 1944, and struck off command there on 1946-08-31 as obsolete and surplus. Reg G-44, NC1069M to H. L. Brundage, Miami, FL., 1947-03-31 and later as N1069M. Re-reg. N69T 1953-04-06 and N86T, 1957-01-24, before going to Canada as a Super Widgeon (Lycoming GO-480-B1B). Regn. CF-KKF allotted to Carl Millard Ltd., 1958-01-06 and CofA issued 1958-01-22 but CofR issued for CF-KKF to Donald S. Paterson, Winnipeg, MB., 1958-01-29. CofA renewed at TFH: 2,126hrs., valid until 1960-01-29, Through three more owners until owned by Acceptance Mortgage Corp., Vancouver, B.C., 1966-06-30. Bill of sale 1967-03-23 to McKinnion Enterprises Ltd., Sandy, OR., for $52,750 and cancelled from CCAR: 1967-05-02. Re-reg. as N13122 as Super Widgeon with 295hp. Lycoming GO-480 engines with CofA 1967-10-02. Through two more owners until 2002-04-09 when it was reg. to Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, AK. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2014-02-28. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N13122
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2014-09-02
Expiration Date: 2023-09-30
Reg. Owner: Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1315

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32961. Accepted 1943-06-21 and delivered 1943-06-22: NAS San Diego, 1943-07-08; NAS Almeda, 1943-07-11; NAS Pearl Harbor, 1943-07-20. Aircraft lost following minor damage at NAS Hilo, HI., 1943-09-20. Pilot was on a local test-hop when aircraft was water-looped, damaging both port and starboard floats and wing-tips. Aircraft towed to nearby dock for recovery but salt water was allowed to enter the aircraft through the cockpit hatch. Although initially identified for major overhaul with Cat "B" damage it was subsequently struck off command 1944-05-09. A letter from Link Aeronautical Corp. to CAA dated 1954-11-03, stated that Link had bought the hull and centre section of the aircraft bearing s/n 1315 in October, 1946, with a long term view of rebuilding it with parts of other aircraft; also requesting to reserve registration N77L. CofR as G-44, N76K issued to Link Aeronautical, 1954-11-15. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-435-C2B power by Link Aeronautical June, 1955. Authority to ferry Endicott, NY to Rimouski, PQ., 1955-06-14. Cancelled from USCAR: 1955-07-23. Bill of sale Link Aeronautical to Soucy Automobile Inc., 1955-06-27. CofR issued for CF-IHI to Soucy Automobile Inc., Rimouski, PQ., 1955-06-27. CofA issued 1955-08-05. Authority to ferry Montreal, PQ to US/Canada border (en route to Linden, NJ.). 1958-08-13. CF-IHI cancelled from CCAR: 1958-08-17 and CF-HPD allotted to Simard & Fréres; authority to ferry from US/Canada border to Montreal, PQ., 1958-08-27. Inspected at TFH: 418hrs. and CofR for CF-HPD and CofA issued to Simard & Fréres Cie Ltée., Montreal, PQ.,1958-09-05; inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 783hrs., valid until 1960-09-16. Through two more owners then sold to Aircraft Sales Inc., Charlotte NC., 1974-03-01. Cancelled from CCAR: 1974-04-22. To N8AS with Aircraft Sales Inc., Charlotte NC., 1974; CofA 1976-06-04 at TFH: 1,807hrs.. now with Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines. Through two more owners until purchased by Michael B. Braunstein, Weirs Beach, NH., 1978-08-05 with CofR 1978-08-30. By October, 1982 address change to New York City. Both engines removed April, 1995 and modified to 295hp. GO-480-G1D6 and had Hartzell HC-AV20-2 props by June, 2000. Address change February 2006 to Craryville, NY. Current and airworthy April, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2015-01-15. Accident, 2013-05-02: aircraft crashed into the Hudson Rive, near Germantown, NY., killing pilot/owner, Michael "Mickey" Bennett Braunstein, age 72. The aircraft was destroyed, initial reports describing a fire on the river. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N8AS is Deregistered
Serial Number: 1315
Grumman G-44
Certificate Issue Date: 1978-08-30
Cancel Date: 2018-01-09
Reg. Owner: Michael B. Braunstein, Craryville, New York.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1324

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32970. Accepted 1943-08-17 and delivered 1943-08-19: records missing but finally to NAS Norfolk, June, 1946 and struck off command from there 1947-02-28 as obsolete and surplus. Bill of sale War Assets Administration, Washington, DC., for $8,388 to Fontana School of Aeronautics, Iron Mountain, MI., 1947-01-30. CofR for NC5555C as G-44, 1947-03-21. Through two more owners until bought by E. J. Duval, New Auburn, WI., 1949-05-17 as N5555N and CofA 1953-07-18 at TFH: 731hrs. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B1B engines by McKinnion-Hickman. CF-IKH allotted to Carl Millard Ltd., Toronto, ON., 1955-11-09. Cancelled from USCAR: 1956-07-20. CofA and CofR issued for CF-IKH (to Millard) 1956-07-19. CofR to North American Rare Metals Ltd., Toronto, ON., 1957-03-27. CofR for Irving Oil Transport Ltd., St. John, NB. Bill of sale to Madden & Smith Aircraft Corp., Miami, FL., 1962-11-21 and reg. N167MS, 1962-12-21 and cancelled from CCAR: 1962-12-13. Through three more owners until purchased by David W. Henley, dba Henley's Air Service, Kodiak, AK., 1968-09-26, nominal change to South Central Air Taxi Inc., Kodiak, AK., 1969-05-10. Accident, 1973-10-06; crashed after stalling on take-off at Kodiak, AK. Cancelled from USCAR at owners request, 1974-05-07, but salvaged and sold to Baxter E. Mitchell, Anchorage, AK., 1974-05-15. Restored as N176MS, 1974-06-06. Bill of sale to G. & G. Leasing Co., Anchorage, AK., 1979-08-10. Bill of sale to The Bergt Corp., Anchorage, AK., 1981-01-06. Accident, 1985-06-20; crashed while landing on glassy water at inlet to Nerka Lake, Dillingham, AK. Pilot and two passengers minor injuries, aircraft sank with substantial damage. Raised and repaired. Accident, 1987-06-30; stalled and crashed after water take-off from Wood River/Nerka Lake, Ak. Pilot and two passengers uninjured but aircraft substantially damaged. Salvaged and sold by insurance company to David P. Strelinger, Gig Harbor, WA., 1987-10-30. Re-reg N144GW, 1991-06-19. Through four more owners until purchased Rochester Amphibian Inc., Rochester. NY., with CofR N612GW issued 2011-09-11. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2014-09-30. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N612GW
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2020-07-17
Expiration Date: 2023-07-31
Reg. Owner: Steven Taylor, Riverdale, Michigan.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1327

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32973. Accepted 1943-08-31 and delivered 1943-09-01: records missing but bounced between USN and USCG, struck off command from USN 1946-07-31 and struck off common from USCG circa 1950. Delivered from CGAS Brooklyn, NY., and converted to G-44 by Baltimore Aero Service 1950-07-20 with CofA same dat at TFH: 1,165hrs. CofR for N725 to Dept. of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service, Washington, DC., 1950-07-21. Bill of sale to Sea Airmotive Inv., Anchorage, AK., 1957-01-21 with CofR for N79906, 1957-04-12. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines, 1957-04-12 with CofA at TFH: 1,479hrs. Bill of sale to Baker & Ford Co., Bellingham, WA., 1957-08-09. Through six more owners, all in Alaska, aircraft was purchased by CF-BGS Inc., Oakville, ON., 2003-04-11. C-FBCP allotted to CF-BGS Inc., 2003-04-16 and N79906 cancelled from USCAR, 2003-05-28. CCAR shows current as of April, 2021 with last CofR, 2020-04-16. Reg. Owner: CF-BGS Aircraft Inc., Mississauga, Ontario


s/n 1334

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 32980. Accepted 1943-10-13 and delivered 1943-10-17: records missing but finally struck off command 1946-07-31 as obsolete and surplus. Sold to Jordan Fletcher, Norfolk, MA., 1946-11-26 for $10,000. Bill of sale to Leo J. Murray Co., Norfolk, MA., 1946-12-14 with CofR NC9212H, 1946-12-16, giving address as Franklin, MA. Converted to G-44 by Fletcher Aviation, at Franklin-Norfolk Air Port, MA. Bill of sale to Marine Aircraft Corp., New York, NY., 1949-07-19 with CofR as N9212H, 1949-07-28. Through six more owners until purchased by Feadship Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL., 1956-03-09., with CofR, 1956-03-16 and CofA 1956-06-01 at TFH: 1,648hrs. CF-PNT allotted to Peter Nesbitt Thomson, 1957-0205. Bill of sale Feadship Inc. to Warnoch (sic) Hersey Corp. Ltd., 1957-02-11 with U.S. CofA for export 1957-02-12 at TFH: 1,804hrs. CofA and CofR for CF-PNT to The Warnock Hersey Corp. Ltd., Montreal, PQ., 1957-02-12. Converted to Continental O-470-M power 1957-06-30. Through nine more different owners until purchased by Charles Schachle, Moses Lake, WA., 1973-10-10 and cancelled from CCAR: 1974-05-29. CofR to Schachle with N90727, 1975-04-04. Through two more owners until purchased by Shirley J. Rohl and David B. Brown, Anchorage, AK., 2006-10-13. Current and airworthy as of May. 2013, with CofR due to expire 2016-04-30. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N90727
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2020-01-09
Expiration Date: 2023-01-31
Reg. Owner: Martin Burke Mees, Eagle River, Alaska.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1343

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 37713. Accepted 1943-11-29 and delivered 1943-11-30: records missing but with NAS Tillamook, OR., by August 1944; NAS Seattle, WA. August, 1945: NAAS Arlington, 1947-12-07: NAS Astoria, 1946-02-15: NAS Tillamook, OR., by June, 1946 where it was struck off command, 1946-07-31 as being obsolete and surplus. Reg. as G-44, NC58828 to Angus Gerald McKinnon, Sandy, OR. Re-engined with Lycoming GO-435-C2B by McKinnon as Super Widgeon N58828. CF-HAC allotted to National Management Ltd., 1953-03-18 with authority to ferry Portland, OR. to Montreal, PQ., 1953-03-25; authority to ferry Montreal to Ottawa, On., 1953-04-09. CofA and CofR for CF-HAC, both issued 1953-03-25. CofA renewed at TFH: 1,135hrs. valid until 1955-02-11. CofR issued to John Clarence Udd, Brockville, ON., 1956-08-18. Bill of sale to Burns Brothers Plumbers Inc. Syracuse, NY., 1958-04-29 and cancelled from CCAR: 1958-04-30. To N137B with Fly By Lease, Oswego, NY., by May 1962. Re-reg. N77BD to Fly By Lease, Oswego, NY., 1971-06-09. To Bresee Chevrolet C. Inc., Liverpool, NY., 1985-02-12.
Advertised for sale, July, 1995. To Randy J. Wilhite, Jackson, MI., with CofR 1999-09-14. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2015-04-30. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N77BD
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 1999-09-14
Expiration Date: 2024-04-30
Reg. Owner: Randy J. Wilhite, Jackson, Michigan.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1346

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 37716. Accepted 1943-12-12 and delivered 1943-12-16: records missing but to a few different NAS until to NAS Seattle, WA., September, 1945 and struck off command there, 1946-05-31. Sold to Hamilton Aero Ltd., Beverly Hills, CA., 1946-11-04 for $10,000. CofA 1947-04-09 and CofR as J4F-2, NC67586, 1948-02-12. Bill of sale to A. Paul Mantz dba Paul Mantz Air Services, Burbank, CA., 1950-03-15 with CofR as G-44, N67586. Bill of sale to W. H. Coffin, dba W. H. Coffin Air Service, Los Angeles, CA., 1950-09-20 with CofR 1950-10-10; CofA 1954-03-05 at TFH: 1,614hrs. Bill of sale to Triple "A" Machine Shop Inc., San Francisco, CA., 1954-10-16. Converted to Super Widgeon by McKinnon-Hickman with Lycoming GO-480-B1 engines and Hartzell HC 83x20-2A props; Keel re-enforced and hull vents installed February, 1955. CofA 1955-04-25 at TFH: 1,751hrs. Through ten more owners until bought by United Engineering (1964) Ltd., Victoria, B.C., 1972-10-10 and cancelled from USCAR: 1973-11-05. CF-EHI allotted to C. Earl Hastings, Victoria, B.C., 1973-05-24; inspected 1973-10-15 at TFH: 6,697hrs. Renewed at TFH: 7,182hrs., valid until 1975-10-21; and at TFH: 8,731hrs., valid until 1980-10-21. Cancelled from CCAR: 1980-026 after sale to Usibelli Coal Mine Inc., Healy, AK., 1980-05-12. CofR N3767Z issued 1980-06-12 and CofA 1980-06-20 at TFH: 8,924hrs. Accident, 1983-07-02: fuselage split wide open and aircraft sank in 200ft. of water after a hard landing in Walker Lake, AK. Salvaged and sold to Timothy J. Martin, Anchorage, AK., 1989-021, with CofR 1989-10-27. Rebuilt using parts from SCAN-30, s/n 30,G-44 s/n 1347 and G-44A s/n 1442. Re-reg. N480AK 2009-10-13 with CofA 2009-11-06 at TFH: 9,000hrs. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2016-01-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N480AK
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2016-07-06
Expiration Date: 2022-07-31
Reg. Owner: Timothy J. Martin, Anchorage, Alaska.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1358

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 37728 but diverted off contract to the British Air Commission, Washington, DC., with serial FP461 for use by the Fleet Air Arm. Accepted 1944-03-15 and delivered 1944-03-16. Returned to US Navy in exchange for BuAer 32978 FP474 early-mid 1944, although circumstances not understood. US Navy records missing but aircraft did end up at NAS Glynco, GA, and was struck off command there 1946-07-31 as obsolete and surplus. Reg. as G-44, NC4614N to Bill W. Bonebrake Inc., El Reno, OK., CF-IIR allotted to Vancouver Aircraft Sales Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. 1955-10-31. CofR for CF-IIR and Cofa both issued 1955-11-10 to Realite Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. Aircraft loaned (not leased) to Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd. Accident, 1956-07-11; engine failed, crashed into Lolo mountain and caught fire, on south side of Lee Creek Canyon, 15miles NE of Kamloops, B. C. Pilot, Carl John Baxter 33 with passengers Donald Harrison McVeich 39, William J. Sekyra 43 and David Rodney Grierson 37, were killed, the aircraft was destroyed, w/o and cancelled from CCAR. (Baxter, McVeich & Grierson were all employees of Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd. while Sekyra, from Lafayette, Colorado, was a civilian employee of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers)


s/n 1370

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 37740 but diverted off contract and sold to Union Oil of California, Los Angeles, CA., for $39,275.49. Delivered ex Bethpage, 1944-06-17 with CofR for G-44, NC1004, 1944-07-15 and CofA 1944-07-19. Bill of sale to Butcher-Arthur Inc., Houston, TX., and then to N1004. Two more different owners ant then converted to a Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-435-C2B's engines, 1953-05-20. CofA renewed 1953-06-11 at TFH: 2,372hrs., and 1955-05-24 at TFH: 2,763. Through two more owners and re-reg. N70U, 1957-01-04. Converted to Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines, 1963-12-09. After converting to GO-480-G1D6, standard CofA renewed 1967-05-18 at TFH: 8,324hrs. Bill of sale to Amphibian Parts Inc., Miami, FL., 1977-05-16. Re-reg. N70DF, 1977-07-15. Authority to ferry Miami, FL. to Montreal, PQ., 1977-08-30. Bill of sale to Gilles Tremblay Aviation Inc., Montreal, PQ., 1977-09-15. Application for reg. by Gilles Tremblay Aviation Inc., and CofA issued 1977-10-07 at TFH: 11,947hrs. Lease by Tremblay Aviation to Popular Aviation Service Inc., 1977-10-11 for one year. CofR for C-GVGO issued to Popular Aviation Service Inc., Dorval, PQ., Bill of sale to Lumanair Air Inc., Aurora, IL., 1978-03-31. Cancelled from CCAR: 1978-05-02, Transport CofA issued 1978-08-30 at TFH: 11,967hrs. Bill of sale to Donald J. Anklin, Davidson, NC., 1978-09-11. Transferred by bill of sale to Aircraft Sals Inc., Mooresville, NC., 1979-01-19. Bill of sale to Paul S. Array, Delray, FL., 1979-01-19 with CofR for N68PA 1979-08-25. Re-reg. N68BA 1981-04-11. Bill of sale to Southern Independent Associates Inc. Melrose, FL., 1981-03-04 with CofR 1981-07-08. CofA renewed 1985-05-03 at TFH: 15,000hrs. Bill of sale to James Robert White, Stuart, FL., 1986-04-20 with CofR 1986-05-14 and re-reg. N901JW 1987-04-20. CofR expired 2011-09-30. Fate unknown as of May, 2013. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
H901JW is a Deregistered Aircraft
Serial Number: 1370
Make/Model: Grumman G-44
Certificate Issue Date: 1986-05-14
Cancel Date: 2013-06-07
Reg. Owner: James Robert White, Stuart, Florida.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1381

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 37751. Accepted 1944-09-09 and delivered 1944-09-11: NAS Norfolk 1945-10-21; NAS Memphis August, 1946 and struck off command there 1946-09-30 as obsolete and surplus. Reg as G-44, NC65956 to Edward W. Tabor ℅ Fette Aircraft Service, Venice, FL. To Peter J. Lloyd. Nassau, Bahamas by May 1962; aircraft named: "Vamp II", later N65956. To Oscar A. Clott, Miami, FL., by July, 1964. Converted to Franklin Super Widgeon with Continental IO-470-M engines (date unknown). Cancelled from USCAR: 1965-10-22. Ferry fuel system installed for delivery flight to Nigeria. Reg. 5N-AFS to Pan African Airlines (Nigeria) Ltd., Lagos, Nigeria, November, 1965. Nigerian reg, cancelled 1969-11-15. Bill of sale from Lion Enterprises Etablissement to Aviation Facilities Inc. Miami, FL., 1969-01-15 and CofR N7256 issued 1969-01-27. Ferry fuel system re-installed 1969-02-18 and ferry permit issued 1969-02-24 for delivery flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Miami, FL. Del Nigeria to U.S.A. via Shannon, Eire 1969-10-13. CofR revoked 1971-11-24. Bill of sale to Africair Inc., Miami, FL., 1974-11-20 and CofR re-instated 1974-12-04. C-GTTL allotted to Tall Timber Lodge, Lac du Bonnett, MB., 1975-07-11. Bill of sale from Africair Inc. to Dean Franklin Aviation Enterprises Inc., Miami, FL., 1975-07-24. Authority to ferry Miami, FL. to Winnipeg, MB., 1975-07-25. CofA issued 1975-08-12 at TFH: 3,721hrs. CofR for C-GTTL to George Maryk, Lac du Bonnett 1975-08-21. CofR to Tall Timber Lodge, Lac du Bonnett, MB., (nominal change) 1976-05-26; CofA renewed at TFH: 4,441hrs., valid until 1985-08-12. Bill of sale from Tall Timber Lodge Fly-in Service to Colby R. Parks, Anchorage, AK., 1985-08-21 for US$76,000. Cancelled from CCAR: 1985-08-30 and restored as N7256 1985-09-06 with CofA 1985-09-11 at TFH: 4,457. CofR renewed 2012-06-17. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2015-06-30. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N1MT
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2017-03-03
Expiration Date: 2023-03-31
Reg. Owner: Tarvair Eclipse LLC, Burnsville, North Carolina
Classification: Standard


s/n 1389

Built for the U.S. Navy as J4F-2 BuAer serial 37759. Accepted 1944-11-29 and delivered 1944-12-02: A few different places until NAS Chincoteague, VA. June, 1945; NAS Quonset Point, RI. July, 1945 for minor repair and struck off command there 1946-11-30, as obsolete and surplus. Bill of sale War Assets Administration to New Bedford Aviation Inc., South Dartmouth, MA., 1946-11-13, for $7,500. Bill of sale to Albert I. Richmond, New Bedford, MA., 1946-11-13, for $7,501. Converted to G-44 and repainted by East Coast Aviation Corp., State Airport, Hillsgrove, Rhode Island, with CofR NC9208H 1946-12-04 and CofA 1946-12-09. To Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., 1947-07 for repair of right wing and fuselage side (after an accident??, no information known). Bill of sale Melvin C. Wray, dba Monument Manufacturing Co., Assonet, MA., 1947-10-10 for $12,750 with CofR 1947-10-31; CofA 1952-05-04 at TFH: 628hrs. Bill of sale to Kenneth Forester, Oradell, NJ., April, 1954. Bill of sale to John R. Topping, ℅ Pinellas Aviation Service Inc., St. Petersburg, FL., 1955-03-02 with CofR N68T 1955-05-04. Major overhaul including removal of keel extensions and installation of step vents with CofA 1955-05-09 at TFH: 657hrs. Re-reg N63T (at an unknown date) and sold to Graubart Aviation Inc., Chicago, IL., 1956-05-26. Bill of sale to Carl Millard Ltd., Toronto, ON., 1956-06-02. Allotted CF-JFV, 1956-07-11. CofR for James R. Shore, Winnipeg, MB., 1956-08-02. N63T cancelled from USCAR: 1956-08-06. Through three more owners and converted to Continental IO-470-D engines, inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 1,714hrs, valid until 1965-08-15. CofR reissued as C-FJFV, 1983-08-24. Through two more owners and converted to Continental IO-520-E, engines, 1989. TFH: 2,854hrs reported on inspection 1994-07-20. Bill of sale Pagebrook Holdings Inc. Toronto, ON. to Planeco Inc., Dover, DE., 1996-07-05. N44PB reserved 1996-07-10 and CofR issued 1996-08-30. Cancelled from CCAR: 1996-08-29. Wheels and brakes converted per SA121EA, and landing gear uprated per SA4-60 by Aerotech Consultants, Victoria, B.C., September, 1996. Continental
IO-520-E-2B engines wit Hartzell PHC-3CYF-2UF props installed by Aerotech Consultants, December, 1996, with CofA 2997-01-14 at TFH: 2,938hrs. Through two more owners and Re-reg, as N135MR, 1999-05-05. Bill of sale to Old Crow LLC, ℅ Corporation Service Co., Wilmington, DE., 2007-01-23. N135MG, issued 2007-03-07, placed on aircraft, 2007-10-31 and CofR issued 2007-12-12. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2013-12-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N135MG
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2007-08-31
Expiration Date: 2022-08-31
Reg. Owner: Old Crow LLC, Wilmington, Delaware
Classification: Standard

[OGJ]

PART-2

G-44A's


s/n 1406

Built as G-44A and reg. NC41975 to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., 1945-03-12. Used as a demonstrator. Later as N41975. To The Kay Evelyn Co., Houston, TX., October, 1962. Converted to Continental IO-470-D power, date unknown. CF-SHO allotted to Staron Flight Ltd., 1965-03-08. Authority ferry Portland, OR. to Vancouver, B.C., 1965-04-20. CofR and CofA for CF-SHO to Staron Flight Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1965-05-28. CofA renewed at TFH: 4,225hrs., valid until 1967-01-26. Experimental flight permit 1966-06-13 to evaluate installation of Cessna 206 wingtips. CofA renewed at TFH: 4,835hrs., valid until 1969-11-04. CofR to Norman Manning Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., 1969-02-19. Leased to North Coast Air Services Ltd., Prince Rupert, B.C., with CofR 1969-07-11. Accident, 1969 and cancelled from CCAR: 1970-01-13. [A memo, dated 1969-12-18, in the file notes: "has been officially destroyed and written off; certs also destroyed" Sounds like an accident but could be interpreted as being broken up.]


s/n 1414

Built as G-44A and reg. NC41983 to Charles B. Knox, Gelatine Co., Johnstown, NY., May, 1945. Flew from Key West, FL., to Havana, Cuba, 1950-03-20 by John Knox and 3 crew. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-235's by McKinnon-Hickman Co. Sandy, OR., 1954-03-22 and re-reg. N41983, TFH: 2,239hrs., as of 1960-05-04. Reg. N231K to John Knox, Lake Pleasant, NY., 1962-03-28 and to Knox, Gelatine Co., Johnstown, NY., 1964-03-11. TFH: 4,238hrs as of 1989-04-30. Bill of sale John Knox to Aviation 3C Inc., 1989-10-10 (although U.S. bill of sale was to Aerotaxi). Cancelled from USCAR: 1989-10-12. Leased by Aviation 3C Inc. to 132802 (Aerotaxi) 1989-10-10 until 1990-07-27. CofR for C-FNOX to 13280 Canada Ltée, (Aero Taxi) St. Hubert, PQ., 1989-10-26. Through another couple owners until sold to 1147967 Alberta Ltd., Calgary, AB., 2007-04-30. Advertised for sale by Prairie Aircraft Sales Ltd., Calgary, AB., at TFH: 4,947hrs. (engines noted as Lycoming GO-435-C2B) Current as of March, 2013. CCAR shows current as of April, 2021 with last CofR, 2013-07-22. Reg. Owner: Pat Powell Holdings Ltd., Cochrane, Alberta.


s/n 1415

Built as G-44A and reg. NC41984 to The Pressed Steel Co., Wilkes Barre, PA., May, 1945. To Jack Silfka, New York, NY., by 1947, and later as N41984. Converted to Super Widgeon 1958 with 270hp. Lycoming GO-480-B1D engines, by McKinnon. Authority to ferry 1959-06-13; CofA and CofR for CF-KPT to Peter Bawden Drilling Ltd., Calgary, AB., 1958-06-25. CofR to Sparrow Drilling Ltd. Calgary, AB., 1964-04-26 and CofR to Peter Bawden Drilling (1964) Ltd., South Edmonton, AB., 1964-08-14 (nominal change). Through three more different owners until when leased to Labrador Airways, Goose Bay, Labrador, 1977-07-28 as C-FKPT CofR to Labrador Airways Ltd., 1977-07-28. Cancelled from CCAR: 1987-10-30. To David S. Garber, Leesburg, FL., as N58DG, October, 1987, with CofA 1987-11-19. To D. S. Garber (Trustee) Leesburg, FL., 1993-07-30. Accident, 1993-12-17; crashed landing on glassy water on Lake Griffin, Leesburg, FL., after a flight from Leesburg Municipal Air Port. Aircraft substantially damaged when it flipped tail over nose but remained afloat. Pilot minor injuries. Tail broke away during salvage by helicopter. TFH: 8,801hrs. To Garrett Carter, dba Tri-Negro Alaska and Chaos Consulting Unlimited, Anchorage, AK., (co-owners) with CofR 2005-02-07. N269AK reserved 2009-03-13 and CofR issued 2009-04-14. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N269AK
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2005-02-07
Expiration Date: 2022-07-31
Reg. Owner: Chaos Consulting Unlimited, Anchorage, Alaska.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1431

Built as G-44A with CofR 1945-01-02. Bill of sale from Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., to Draper Motors Corp., Detroit, MI., 1946-01-08 with CofR NC86605 1946-01-30. Dual control column installed April, 1946. Bill of sale to Packer Pontiac Co., Detroit, MI., 1949-08-03 for $10,000, with CofR 1949-08-23. Bill of sale to Bresee Chevrolet Company Inc. Syracuse, NY., 1950-09-25 with CofR 1950-10-02 as N86605. CofA 1951-06-21 at TFH: 528hrs. Converted to McKinnon Super Widgeon by Winn Air Service Co., Syracuse, NY., with GO-480-B1D engines and HC83x20-2C props August, 1956. Authority to ferry Syracuse, NY. to Montreal, PQ., 1961-05-18. Bill of sale to Diamond Construction (1955) Ltd., 1961-05-26. Authority to ferry Montreal to Cartierville, PQ. CofR and CofA for CF-NNH to Diamond Construction (1955) Ltd., Fredericton, NB., 1961-06-02. Through one more owner until bill of sale 1963-07-03 to Harrison Airways Ltd., Vancouver, B.C., with CofR 1963-07-09. CofA renewed at TFH: 2,095hrs., valid until 1965-06-15; at TFH: 3,494hrs., (with Lycoming GO-480-B1B engines), valid until 1969-07-25; at TFH: 5,028hrs., valid until 1973-02-06. Accident, 1972-07-10: just after touchdown in Vancouver Harbour after a flight from Rivers Inlet, B.C., the aircraft struck a heavy swell . Piloy David Allen Potter, applied power to abort the landing but the aircraft veered to the right suddenly and struck the water broadside; the aircraft capsized and sank while being towed ashore. Sold by Bower & Co., to Aircraft Salvage & Rebuild, Omak, WA.,(as is/where is) 1972-10-06 as salvage and cancelled from CCAR: 1972-11-01. Salvaged, bill of sale to Mr. Dick Ziesmer, Puyallup, WA., for $9,875, 1975-10-05. CofR N94388 to Richard A. Ziesmer, Puyallup, WA., 1981-08-24. Although the FAA file contains no airworthiness data after July 1972, the aircraft was listed as current until the CofR expired 2012-09-30. To Richard A. Ziesmer, University Place, WA., with CofR re-issued 2013-02-07, to expire 2016-02-29. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N94388
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2017-02-03
Expiration Date: 2023-02-28
Reg. Owner: Richard A. Ziesmer, University Place, Washington.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1437

Built as G-44A and Reg. NC86611 to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Bethpage, NY., with CofR and CofA 1946-02-06. Bill of sale Capt. Robert W. Orrell, Cardinal, VA., 1946-02-11, with CofR 1946-05-13. Bill of sale to Gulf Refining Co,, Houston, TX., for $21,150, 1951-11-20 with CofR N86611, 1951-12-29. CofA 1953-01-02 at TFH: 827hrs., and 1955-01-17 at TFH: 1,821hrs. Rangers removed and Continental O-470-B engines with Hartzell HC82XF-2B props installed May, 1956 at TFH: 2,286hrs. CofA 1956-06-22 at TFH: 2,332hrs. Transferred to Gulf Oil Corp, Houston, TX., by bill of sale 1956-12-31 for $27,686 with CofR 1957-03-20. Re-engined with Continental IO-470-D with HCA2XF-2A props as per STC SA2-13 and CofA 1959-09-02 at TFH: 3.567hrs. To Chevron USA Inc., New Orleans, LA with CofR 1985-08-28. Through three more owners until purchased by Darrell M. Peterson, Toledo, WA., with CofR 2012-06-13. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013. CofR issued to Steven T. Hamiliton, Reno, NV., 2016-01-22 and cancelled from USCAR: 2021-03-12 and reg. CF-LOK, 2021-03-12 to Braden Hall, Vancouver, B. C. CCAR shows current as of April, 2021 with last CofR, 2021-03-12. Reg. Owner: Braden Hall, Vancouver, B. C.


s/n 1441

Built as G-44A and reg. NC86615 to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Bethpage, NY. Allottment of reg. CF-EHD to Algoma Steel, Sault Sainte Marie, ON., Canada., 1946-08-01. Bill of sale to Algoma Steel for $31,291.50 dated 1946-08-12. Through two more owners until purchased by Mearle Smith, Bathurst, NB., 1951-04-20. Accident, 1951-07-09; after a flight from Bathurst, N.B., pilot, Mearle Smith, landed on the very rough Mullins Stream Lake. Shortly after touching down the pilot noticed a large wave; the aircraft bounced about six feet, and when coming down the pilot hit his head on the bulkhead behind him. He came to and found the nose of the aircraft submerged and the cockpit full of water. Pilot and one passenger had time to escape before aircraft sank. Salvaged. Bill of sale to Dr. John A. Lockhart, Bathurst, N.B., 1951-09-04. Bill of sale to Edwin A. Link, Gananoque, ON., 1951-10-09. Complete rebuild by Link Aeronautical Corp., Binghampton, NY., 1952-07-14 and converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-435-C2B's. Bill of sale to Carl Millard, 1952-07-16. Bill of sale H. J. McFarland Construction Co. Ltd., Picton, ON.,1952-07-21. Transferred back to Carl Millard by bill of sale 1953-03-26 and authority to ferry Malton, ON. to Houston, TX., 1953-03-30. Re-reg. N75071 for Brown & Root Oil Co., Houston, TX., and re-reg. N71Q by June, 1957; Accident 1957-06-19, severely damaged making a forced landing at Houston International Air Port. Repaired and back in service by mid-September, 1957 Through two more owners. Allotted CF-WFM, 1964-03-24, cancelled from USCAR: 1964-03-24 and authority to ferry Los Angeles, CA. to Oshawa, ON., 1964-03-26. CofR and CofA for CF-WFM to William F. Marshall, Oshawa, ON., both issued on 1964-03-26; aircraft named: "Kiska VII". CofA renewed at TFH: 5,078hrs., valid until 1967-09-09, CofR to Snowdrake Ltd., Toronto, ON., 1967-06-22 at TFH: 5,108hrs; CofA renewed at TFH: 5,323hrs., valid until 1969-07-19. Bill of sale Snowdrake to Richard Owens Burns, Hinsdale, IL., 1969-01-29. Cancelled from CCAR: 1969-02-05 and reg. to Burns as N4018. Restored as N71Q to R. O. Burns Jr., Chicago, IL., by 1975. To Richard O. Burns, Hinsdale, IL., with CofR 1975-12-30; address change to Downers Grove, IL. CofR applied for by Richard O. Burns III, Lake Bluff, IL., 2013-04-08 and status in question, as of May, 2013, pending this application. CofR issued to Richard O. Burns III, Lake Bluff, IL., 2014-04-07. Sold to David C. Rutter, Downers Grove, IL. and CofR, 2017-06-07. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N71Q
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2017-06-07
Expiration Date: 2023-06-30
Reg. Owner: David C. Rutter, Downers Grove, Illinois.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1447

Built as G-44A and reg. NC86621 to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Bethpage, NY. To George F. Baker Jr., New York, NY., May, 1946. Accident March, 1947: crashed in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland but details unknown. CF-IJC allotted to Carl Millard Ltd., Toronto, ON., 1955-08-10. Canadian CofA issued 1955-08-25. CofR for CF-IJC issued 1955-08-26 to Chelsea Holdings Ltd. / Quebec Smelting & Refining Ltd., Montreal, PQ. Converted to Super Widgeon by Link Aeronautical Corp. with Lycoming GO-480-B1B engines. CofR to Chelsea Holdings / Lura Corp. Ltd., Montreal, PQ., 1956-01-09. Accident 1956-10-05 at Montreal Air Port. Pilot taxied the G-44A behind Trans-Canada Air Lines, Super Constellation, CF-TGH, whose prop-wash caught the left wing, lifting it up causing damage to the right wing tip and float. Repaired, and accident 1957-07-14 at Lac Dore, Chibougamau, PQ., the G-44A sank at its mooring after a very heavy rainstorm in the early morning. Raised and repaired. Accident, 1959-06-14, pilot, while performing practice water take-offs and landings at Lake of Two Mountains, PQ. During an attempted take-off in adverse weather conditions the aircraft stalled and nosed over. No record of use June, 1959 until 1966-06-30. CofA renewed at TFH: 1,589hrs., valid until 1967-06-29, CofR issued 1967-04-03 to Carl Millard Ltd., Toronto, ON., leased to Millaidair Ltd., April, 1967. Inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 1,605hrs., valid until 1968-04-05. Lease/Purchase 1967-04-07 from Carl Millard to Air Transport Ltd., St. Johns, NL., for five years. CofR amended to Commercial 1967-04-12. Accident 1967-11-29; aircraft missing on flight from St. Johns, NL. to St. Anthony, NL. Pilot, Douglas Wilfred Moore and two passengers were never found. Some wreckage and clothing recovered on the shore at Trinity Bay, NL. Cancelled from CCAR: 1968-04-30.


s/n 1458

Built as G-44A and reg. NC86632 to Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp., Bethpage, NY. To Clark Auto (at unknown address) September, 1946 and later as N86632. Allotted CF-IJO. CofA issued 1955-10-18 and CofR for CF-IJO issued 1955-10-21 to Carl Millard Ltd., Malton, ON. Inspected, CofA renewed at TFH: 1,355hrs., valid until 1958-01-14. CofR issued 1958-10-24 to Murfin Heating & Cooling Ltd., Downsview, ON. CofR issued 1958-11-27 to Carl Millard Ltd., Malton, ON. Converted to Super Widgeon (by LinkAeronautical?) with Lycoming GO-480-B1D's; inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 1,411hrs., valid until 1961-06-17. Bill of sale Carl Millard to Marjim Corp. Ltd., Winnipeg, MB., 1962-02-03; inspected and CofR issued 1962-04-03 to Marjim Corp; inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 2,265hrs., valid until 1968-05-22. Accident, 1967-06-09; on a flight from Winnipeg, MB. to Gods Lake MB., aircraft bounced on landing and crashed into the water in a nose-down attitude. Pilot, James Robert Shore and the two passengers started to swim ashore but failed and were drowned and the aircraft inverted and sank. Salvaged, and authority to ferry Gods Lake, MB. to Calgary, AB., 1967-10-06. Inspected and CofR renewed at TFH: 2,274hrs., valid until 1970-06-05. Bill of sale to Pastew Enterprises, Calgary, AB., 1969-07-16 for $40,000 and CofR issued 1969-07-21; inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 2,436hrs., valid until 1973-10-10. Bill of sale to Perimeter Aviation Ltd., Winnipeg, MB., 1972-10-16 and sold the same dat to E. M. Boyle & A. H. Burchfield, Pittsburgh, PA., and cancelled from CCAR: 1972-10-26. CofA 1972-11-21 and reg. N9GW to Edward M. Boyle, Pittsburgh, PA., in 1973. Co-owners E.M. Boyle, Albert H. Burchfield III & Janice K. Burchfield, Pittsburgh, PA., by November, 1990. To Charles R. Hillard, Fort Worth, TX., March, 1993. To James B. Hanson dba Hanson Aero, Daytona, FL., with CofR 1996-01-12. To Herbert E. Andrus Jr.. Granby, CT., with CofR 1996-06-15. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013, with CofR due to expire 2014-07-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N9GW
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 1996-06-15
Expiration Date: 2023-07-31
Reg. Owner: Herbert E. Andrus Jr.. Granby, Connecticut.
Classification: Standard


s/n 1473

Built as G-44A and reg, NC86647 to Superior Oil Co., Houston TX., June, 1947. To Smith, Kirkpatrick &Co. Inc., New York, NY. Sols to Ministerio de Defensa National-Marina Guerra, Havana Cuba and delivered to Cuban Navy ex Miami, FL., 1952-12-28. Bill of sale Cuban Navy to Universal Trading Corp., Panama, Republic of Panama, 1956-08-26. To J. C. Welsch dba Welsch Aviation Co., Garden City, NY., August, 1956 with CofR N444W, September, 1956. CF-WHT allotted to Terry Machinery Co., 1956-09-17, authority to ferry Linden, NJ. to Montreal, PQ. CofR and CofA issued 1957-11-07 for CF-WHT to Terry Machinery Co., St. Laurent, PQ., and N444W cancelled from USCAR: 1957-12-06. Inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 3,415hrs., valid until 1959-11-07. Re-reg. CF-LGZ 1959--8-27. Through five more different owners until sold to B. A. Roger, 1986-05-17 and cancelled from CCAR: 1986-05-22. Re-reg. N244BR to Bruce A. Roger, Seattle, WA., 1986-06-09 with CofA 1986-07-11. Re-reg. N244GW to John A. & Linda E. Schwamm, Anchorage, AK., on Temporary CofR, 1996-04-22 to expire 1996-06-21. Listed as reserved for Robert D. Smith, 2003-09-11, but still reg to John A. & Linda E. Schwamm, January, 2012. To Excalibur Air Service, Windham, NH., with CofR 2012-02-27. Current and airworthy as of May, 2013 with CofR due to expire 2015-02-28. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N - Number Entered: N244GW
Status: Valid
Certificate Issue Date: 2020-09-16
Expiration Date: 2023-09-20
Reg. Owner: Gainesville Aircraft Sales Inc., Gainesville, Florida.
Classification: Standard


SCAN 30's

s/n 14

Built as SCAN-30 July, 1949 and prepared for storage. Exported to USA and reg. N58LM to Lee Mansdorf, Compton, CA., 1955-02-01. Converted to PACE Gannet with Lycoming R-680E-13 engines 1958. Bill of sale to Richmond Pulp & Paper Co. of Canada, 1958-12-15. Allocation of reg. CF-LFQ to Richmond Pulp & Paper Co., 1959-01-09. CofR and CofA issued to Richmond Pulp & Paper Co. of Canada, Montreal, PQ., 1959-05-08 for CF-LFQ. Authority to ferry St. Johns, PQ. to Sun Valley, CA., for repairs by Lee Mansdorf & Co., 1959-12-02. Inspected and CofA renewed at TFH: 748hrs. valid until 1969-05-05 and at TFH: 2,262hrs., valid until 1965-05-09. Through five more owners until bill of sale Atlas Acceptance Corp. to Sam Allen Jr., Fort Francis, ON., 1973-04-24. Inspected 1974-09-12 at TFH: 3,330hrs. but no CofA issued. Cancelled from CCAR: 1975-04-24. Re-reg. N48011 to Sam Allen Jr., dba Frontier Enterprises Inc., Alexander, NH., 1975-07-30 with CofA on same date. To John S. Spencer, Indian, AK., with CofR 1988-11-04 and re-reg N701Q January, 1991. Accident, 2004-10-04: substantial damage to both wings and fuselage after forced landing in trees at Point MacKenzie, near Anchorage, AK., due to instrument panel fire. The pilot was heading for a dirt strip but was forced to land in the trees due to the fire and smoke. TFH: 4,100hrs. The pilot told NSTB that he would leave wreckage in sit until winter and use a sled to remove it once the ground was froze. The aircraft was recovered and rebuilt and was sold to Wayne Alsworth, Port Alsworth, Ak., 2013-12-04 with CofR due to expire 2016-04-16, as of May, 2013. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N701Q - Deregistered Aircraft Grumman SCAN Type 30 Serial: 14
Certificate Issue Date: 2014-08-29
Expiration Date: 2019-06-05
Reg. Owner: Spearfish Aviation Inc., Summerset, North Dakota.
Classification: Standard


s/n 15

Built as SCAN-30 July, 1949 and prepared for storage. To Conair Corp., Montreal, PQ., by mid-1950's. Exported to USA and reg. N60LM to Lee Mansdorf, Sherman Oaks, CA., in 1955. Converted to PACE Gannet with Lycoming R-680E-13 engines in 1959. Murdock Lumber traded their G-21A CF-JIF to United States Missiles Corp., Sun Valley, CA. (Lee Mansdorf) for SCAN Widgeon N60L by bill of sale dated 1959-08-08. CF-MLC allotted to Murdock Lumber Co., 1959-08-24 and authority to ferry Albany, NY. to Montreal, PQ., 1959-09-02. CofR and CofA for CF-MLC to Murdock Lumber Co., Chicoutimi, PQ., 1959-09-10. CofA renewed at TFH: 219, valid until 1961-09-04 and at TFH; 742hrs., valid until 1964-12-05. CofR to Airexec Services Ltd., Fort St. John, B.C., 1964--6-05. Accident 1964-09-16: pilot, James W. Burroughs was attempting a take-off from Wasi Lake, B.C., 165miles West of Fort St. John, B.C., when an engine failed and aircraft struck the shore. Cancelled from CCAR: 1966-12-08. Returned to USA as N7913L but fate unknown. CofR listed as revoked and reg. assigned to a Beach A23-19 which was deregistered 2013-08-20 from USCAR.


s/n 26

Built as SCAN-30. Bill of sale Centravia S. A., Paris, France to McKinnon-Hickman Co., Portland, OR., 1955-09-28 with CofR N2810D, 1955-11-30 as Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B1B engines. To Reading Eagle Co., Reading, PA., by June, 1963. CF-SPA allotted to Wright Industrial Equipment, 1965-05-14 and authority to ferry Reading, PA. to Edmonton, AB., same date. Bill of sale Reading Aviation to Wright Industrial, 1965-05-17and cancelled from USCAR: 1965-06-21. Lease from Wright to Pacific Western Airlines Ltd., for six months, 1965-04-25. CofR and CofA for CF-SPA to Wright Industrial Equipment Ltd., Edmonton, AB., 1965-05-28. CofR amended to Commercial, 1965-06-02. TFH: 758 as of 1965-06-17. Leased to Pacific Western for a further six months, 1965-11-26. CofA renewed at TFH: 1,053hrs., valid until 1967-05-17. Leased to Northward Aviation, May, 1966. Accident, 1966-06-24; veered off runway during take-off from Coppermine, N.W.T., and hit a sandbar. Aircraft substantially damaged but no injuries. CofA renewed at TFH: 1,224hrs., valid until 1972-05-12. Bill of sale from Wright to Raymond A Conant, Whitehorse, YT., 1971-05-25 for $35,000, with CofR 1971-07-05. Accident, 1971-07-30: landed on glassy water conditions at Tin Cup Lake, after a flight from Whitehorse. Aircraft started to porpoise, then dived in and sank in several hundred feet of water. Wreck sold by British Acceptance Corp. to Darrell Sapp, Wauconda, WA., as salvage and cancelled from CCAR: 1972-03-28. Reg. N7137N to Clifford E. Larrance, Port Townsend, WA., 1990-05-29. Not airworthy and CofR expired 2011-09-30. To Danae A. Larrance, Port Ludlow, WA., with CofR 2012-03-22. Current but not airworthy as of May, 2013, and CofR due to expire 2015-03-31. As of April, 2021, USCAR shows:
N7137N is a Deregistered Aircraft
Grumman G-44A, s/n 26 (should be SCAN 30 but reg. as G-44A)
Certificate Issue Date: 2012-03-22
Cancel Date: 2018-08-10 (Expiration)
Reg. Owner: Danae A. Larrance, Port Ludlow, Washington.
Classification: Unknown


s/n 28

Built as SCAN-30. Bill of sale Centravia S. A., Paris, France to McKinnon-Hickman Co., Portland, OR., 1955-09-28 with CofR N2812D. Converted to Super Widgeon with Lycoming GO-480-B2B power. Bill of sale to Carl Millard Ltd. Toronto, ON., 1956-06-27. Bill of sale to Dept. of Lands & Forest, Toronto, ON., 1956-07-12 at TFH: 12hrs. CofR as CF-ODR issued 1956-07-17. CofA renewed at TFH: 235hrs., valid until 1958-06-27 and at TFH: 514hrs., (with Lycoming GO-480-B1B), valid until 1959-09-04. CofA renewed at TFH: 2,653hrs., valid until 1969-08-03. Bill of sale to Lorne Francis Corley, Islington, ON., 1969-03-19. TFH: 4,402hrs., reported on due date of 2001-03-03. To the Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, ON., 2001-04-26. Fore sale at TFH: 4,405hrs., October, 2011, noting, not flown since 2008. Still listed on the CCAR as of May, 2013. Sold to Mark Williston, Delta, B. C. with CofR 2014-04-15. CCAR shows current as of April, 2021 with last CofR, 2014-04-15. Reg. Owner: Mark Williston, Delta, B. C.

[MrWidgeon]

Now you're wading my pool, LOL. I helped Fred on this book for several years, mostly with the McDermott Widgeons, but many others and any other airplanes I could.
N.B.: The engines involved with the Widgeon are the original Ranger (200hp), Lycoming GO-435-C2B (260hp), GO-480-B1D series (270hp), GO-480-G1D6 (295hp), TIO/LTIO-540-J2BD (300hp), GTSIO-540 (350hp) and the R-680 radial (300hp). The GO-435, Go-480s were used on the Link/Lockheed and McKinnon Conversions plus one or two one off conversions. The R-680 Radial was only used on the Mansdorf/PACE Gannet. Continental engines used were the O-470 240hp, IO-470-B/D/M series (260hp) and the IO-520-E (300hp).
I know a number of these airplanes first hand, either saw them as a kid, rode in them, knew the owners, worked on them or some combination of the all of that.

1240 CF-BVN was the first Widgeon sold outside the US.
1265 N99431 may be valid, but is in pieces and it no longer has the McKinnon conversion or Coast Guard door, it now has a McDermott conversion, a conventional door and is for sale.
1299 N299CN was removed from the museum a year or so ago and was supposed to heading for a restoration facility.
1311 has the same owner, but is now registered as C6-EAU in the Bahamas.
1431 has the same owner, but he hasn't done any work on restoring the airplane since he bought it, it sits disassembled in his garage/hangar and it's not for sale. He still has plans .......
#26 Mr. Larrance passed away several years ago and it passed to his wife, I don't know if the owner is her or a son, at any rate the airplane is a wreck, most of a fuselage from the wheel wells aft, wing center section, maybe the tail. I have a few photos of it, not worth much but parts.
#28 is owned by a good friend and is under rebuild from the wheels forward.

Once again, a lot of info and another Well Done !

(Just for fun a list of the ones you listed I've had a hand on.)
1473 Rode in this one a couple times as N244BR in Seattle.
1441 sort of, I've never laid eyes on it, but I've been helping with info and contacts.
1437 one that I rode in as a kid when Gulf had it in New Orleans.
1334 rode this one from Seattle to Spokane as N90727.
1327 helped do an annual on it in Seattle as N79906.
1324 rode in this a couple times as N176MS in Seattle.
1293 sort of, I've never laid eyes on it, but I've been helping with info and contacts.
1230 owned by a late friend in Seattle, helped move it a couple times as N1AS.
Not bad for a short list. I've ridden in 14 different Widgeons, flown 8 of those, helped work on maybe 8 or 9 others and helped rebuild 2.