# N3626D: Schweizer G-164B, registration cancelled 1996-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 8059055)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 717B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1996
- Last registry action: June 25, 1996
- Mode S code: A416E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Bitcom Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BITCOM%20INC)
- Location: [Richvale, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Richvale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4973° N, 121.7557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95974, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3626D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3626D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3626D-1996-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Schweizer G-164B: https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-g-164b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX96LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA214), May 30, 1996: Schweizer G-164B (N3626D), Corning, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the airplane's clearance from wires he was flying beneath. A contributing factor was the presence of light turbulence.
- [NTSB LAX94LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA294), Jul 22, 1994: Schweizer G-164B (N3626D), Ligurta, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE SUITABILITY OF THE LANDING AREA PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. THE DARK NIGHT AND THE BADGER HOLE WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19960530012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012079A), May 30, 1996: Scwzer G164B (N3626D), Corning, CA, Substantial damage. While trying to fly under wires for rice seeding. Gust raised wing and it hit a wire. Landed inverted in a field.
- [Accident 19940722019069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940722019069A), Jul 22, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N3626D), Liqurta, AZ, Substantial damage. Left main wheel hit badger hole landing on Private strip. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Incident 19890314009359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890314009359I), Mar 14, 1989: Scwzer G164B (N3626D), Cisco, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway into a depression. Damage to wing tip and prop.

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