# N50WS: Grumman American Avn. G-164B, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman American Avn. G-164B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-g-164b) (registry code 3960203)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 140B
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: November 23, 1976
- Certificate issued: February 2, 1994
- Last registry action: March 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A6399C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gomez John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOMEZ%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Albion, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Albion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.7922° N, 117.2504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99102, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50WS-2014-10-14

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 American Avn. G-164B: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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 SEA94LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA127), May 21, 1994: Grumman G-164B (N50WS), Princeton, ID, destroyed. Probable cause: INADVERTENT RETARDING OF THROTTLE BY PILOT. FACTORS INCLUDE TREES.

## 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 19940521036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940521036099A), May 21, 1994: Scwzer G164B (N50WS), Princeton, ID, Destroyed. On spray pullup while reaching for flow shut off sleeve caught closed throttle. Impacted trees.

## Other aircraft with N50WS

- [Cancelled 2026-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50WS-2026-07-17): Cirrus Design SF50, S/N 0741, built 2026. Exported to San Marino. Owner: [0741 Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/0741%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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