# N48478: 1976 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B, registration cancelled 2012-11-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 28, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b) (registry code 3952802)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 38B
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1976
- Last registry action: March 15, 1983
- Mode S code: A5FAE3
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8326° N, 96.8491° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75235, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48478-2012-11-28

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-acft-eng-cor-schweizer-g-164b.md

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW81FPJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ16), Apr 9, 1981: Grumman G-164B (N48478), Billings, OK, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19810409018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810409018219A), Apr 9, 1981: Grumav G164B (N48478), Billings, OK, Destroyed. Claimed engine not full power on takeoff. No engine defects found. Hot day, heavy load. Pilot did not abort in time

## Other aircraft with N48478

- [Cancelled 1948-10-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48478-1948-10-15): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T42-3605. Owner: [Vest D W DBA Vest Auto And Finance Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VEST%20D%20W%20DBA%20VEST%20AUTO%20AND%20FINANCE%20CO), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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