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N6696K1978 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2018)1 AD may apply

Registration
Valid
expires Oct 31, 2028
Based in
Colusa, CA
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2015
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2018
ADs may apply
1
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Valley Air Service Ltd
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Colusa, CA
Certificate issued
Oct 9, 2015
Expires
Oct 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date
Jun 15, 1978

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer
Model
G-164B
Year
1978
Serial number
426B
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
1
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A8D8DC

Engine

Make and model
P&W R1340 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
600 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2015 – nowValley Air Service LtdColusa, CA · current
  2. Date unknownName not published by the FAAdifferent airframe: Republic Rc-3 S/N 979

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 9, 2018 · Colusa, CA

Total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
WPR18LA189

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR18LA189)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
99-11-02Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating EnginesJul 19, 1999Engine (R1340 SERIES)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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