# N5277: 1968 Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 2018-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704)
- 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: 566
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: January 14, 1969
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2013
- Last registry action: September 25, 2013
- Mode S code: A6A63C
- Owner when cancelled: [Eastern Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EASTERN%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4944° N, 75.6775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19709, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5277
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5277
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5277-2018-03-08

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 G-164A: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a.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 ERA15LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA314), Aug 13, 2015: Grumman G164 (N5277), Trenton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land the airplane with a tailwind and his subsequent application of excessive braking, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB CHI94DTG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DTG01), May 26, 1994: Grumman G-164-A (N5277), La Moure, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20150813012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150813012779A), Aug 13, 2015: Grumman G-164A (N5277), Trenton, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that upon landing he applied the brakes to stop the plane, but there was no stopping force that transferred to the ground. He released the brake…
- [Accident 19940526012619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526012619A), May 26, 1994: Scwzer G164A (N5277), La Moure, ND, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing. Pilots medical not valid for commercial operations.

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