# N8285K: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: September 21, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8285K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8285K

## Aircraft that carried N8285K

- [Cancelled 2026-09-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285K-2026-09-21): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, S/N 646-B, built 1980. Expired dealer. Owner: [American Agviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AGVIATION%20INC), [Walnut Ridge, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Walnut%20Ridge)

## NTSB investigations on N8285K (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99FA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA150), May 26, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G164-B (N8285K), Brinkley, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors were the pilots failure to maintain control of the aircraft, spatial disorientation, and the fog.
- [NTSB FTW92DPG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DPG02), Jun 15, 1992: Grumman G-164-B (N8285K), Mcdougal, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS TAKE OFF. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE CHEMICAL DISPENSING EQUIPMENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8285K (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19990526005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990526005699A), May 26, 1999: Scwzer G164B (N8285K), Brinkley, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot became disoriented in ground fog during an aerial application operation, and the acft crashed and was destroyed, the pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal…
- [Accident 19920615020269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920615020269A), Jun 15, 1992: Scwzer G164B (N8285K), Mcdougal, AR, Destroyed. Unable to climb on takeoff. Settled into rice field. Hit levee. Hot day light wind. Failed to dump load.

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