1972
Year
C-GGRY — 1972 Aero L-29 Delfin
C-GGRY is a 1972 Aero L-29 Delfin based in CYXU, Ontario, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial 294685).
Jet
Category
Ontario
Based
7
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1972 · 54 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Turbo Jet
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.3,550 kg · 7,826 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.CYXU, Ontario
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Toronto
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.294685
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Aero Vodochody
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.Czech Republic
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C05653
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Private
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.03 (5)(b) - Ex-military Aircraft
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.24 July 2023
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.27 April 2016
Where C-GGRY is, and how to track it
C-GGRY transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C05653. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-GGRY?
The Aero L-29 DELFIN is rare in Canada — there are 7 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one.
- 3 of the 7 are in Ontario.
- Median year built for the type: 1970 — C-GGRY is newer than half of them.
- One of 17 Aero aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 1,449 aircraft in Canada's jet category, 355 of them in Ontario.
- 73 aircraft are based at CYXU — see every one →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has one report on file mentioning C-GGRY (2007). One records damage.
Substantial · Aug 6, 2007
Accident — cruise phase — Kelvington · TSB file A07C0145
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so an empty or quiet record is not proof an aircraft has never been damaged — it is not a title search, an airworthiness-directive check or a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or a look at the logbooks. One entry has a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Aero L-29 DELFIN in Canada
C-GOVB 1973 · C-GDLG 1972 · C-FXZI 1970 · C-FITA 1968 · C-FLVB 1966 · C-GGRI 1966 · all Aero L-29 DELFIN →
Also based at CYXU (CYXU)
C-GFZY MARC PFISTER · C-GDVF VINCENT LANE SCOTT · C-FULG Zenair · C-GUNX Diamond · C-FEEX Diamond · C-GAWF Diamond · all aircraft at CYXU →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.