# N8938H: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8938H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8938H

## Aircraft that carried N8938H

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938H-2014-11-20): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1366, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20AVIATION%20INC), [Port Neches, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Port%20Neches)
- [Cancelled 1964-10-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8938H-1964-10-28): Ryan NAVION, S/N NAV-4-938. Owner: [Northrup Castle](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHRUP%20CASTLE), [Volcano, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Volcano)

## NTSB investigations on N8938H (3)

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 SEA92LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA125), Jun 11, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N8938H), Coulee City, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS INCLUDE SOFT TERRAIN.
- [NTSB FTW90DRD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DRD07), May 2, 1990: Grumman G-164A (N8938H), Ville Platte, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO A CRACKED NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER INTAKE ROCKER BOX HOUSING. THE LACK OF A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING SITE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB UNK65X0334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0334), Oct 18, 1964: Navion (N8938H), Honolulu, HI, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8938H (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 19920611020039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920611020039A), Jun 11, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N8938H), Coulee City, WA, Substantial damage. Topped tanks prior ag flight. Engine quit after 15 minutes into flight. Nosed over on forced landing.
- [Accident 19900502013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502013259A), May 2, 1990: Scwzer G164A (N8938H), Ville Platte, LA, Substantial damage. NR4 cylinder intake valve rocker arm housing failed on a spray run. Engine quit. Ag plane nosed over in rice field.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.