Models / Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer / G-164A / N9686 Aircraft record N9686 1974 Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Mar 1994) · 1 AD may apply
NTSB events 1 substantial, 1994 ADs may apply 1 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner Max Birney Aerial Spraying INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Sublette, KS
Certificate issued Jun 1, 1993
Canceled May 23, 2013
Airworthiness Restricted · Agriculture and Pest Control
Airworthiness date Feb 7, 1974 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-164A
Year 1974
Serial number 1211
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 AD7D08 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 1993 – 2013 Max Birney Aerial Spraying INC Sublette, KS until 1938 Guinea Airways Ltd different airframe: Ford 5-At-B S/N 41 Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 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.
AD Subject Effective Applies to 99-11-02 Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Series Reciprocating Engines Jul 19, 1999 Engine (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 Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record