# N6540: Grumman G-164A, registration cancelled 1999-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 1999
- Exported to: Panama
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Grumman G-164A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-164a) (registry code 3952704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 1A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 676
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 28, 1991
- Last registry action: February 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A89DEE
- Owner when cancelled: [Girdley Gary Joe](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIRDLEY%20GARY%20JOE)
- Location: [Etowah, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Etowah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7414° N, 90.2167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72428, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6540-1999-04-05

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 CHI81FEI18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEI18), May 29, 1981: Grumman G-164A (N6540), Vanlue, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DRA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRA55), May 4, 1972: Grumman G-164 (N6540), Louise, TX, substantial damage

## 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 19810529030089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529030089A), May 29, 1981: Grumav G164A (N6540), Vanlue, OH, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on upwind side of runway. Crash-landed adjacent to same.

## Other aircraft with N6540

- [Cancelled 1939-12-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6540-1939-12-15): Mono-Aircraft MONOCOUPE, S/N 67. Owner: [Lewis Holy Name Of Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20HOLY%20NAME%20OF%20AERONAUTICS%20INC), [Lockport, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lockport)

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