# N9970: 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: January 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9970
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9970

## Aircraft that carried N9970

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970-2018-01-17): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1375, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [West Flying Services Inc.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEST%20FLYING%20SERVICES%20INC.), [Echo, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Echo)

## NTSB investigations on N9970 (1)

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 SEA99LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA074), May 27, 1999: Grumman-Schweizer G-164A (N9970), Prescott, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and overloading of the right landing gear strut. Contributing factors were the soft takeoff surface, confined…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9970 (1)

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 19990527005909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990527005909A), May 27, 1999: Scwzer G164A (N9970), Prescott, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of the acft on take-off, and the acft crashed and sustained substantial damage. (-23)'see attached' no attachment

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